#41 Alternation

#41 alternation- successive change from one condition or action to another

- from prefix alter- to make different, change

- from C14 Old French alterer, Latin alterare - to change

This prefix forms so many words like: alteration, alterative (adj), altercate (verb), alter ego, alternate (verb), alternation...

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. ~John Dewey