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Noun

altruisme m ‎(uncountable)

1. altruism

Related terms

• altruista

French

Etymology

Coined 1830 by Auguste Comte, autrui +‎ -isme. From Old French, from Latin alteri, dative of alter ‎(“other”). Apparently inspired by French Latin legal phrase l'autrui, from le bien, le droit d'autrui ‎(“the good, the right of the other”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.tʁy.ism/, /al.tʁɥizm/
• Rhymes: -ism, -izm
• Homophone: altruismes
• Hyphenation: al‧tru‧isme, al‧truisme

Noun

altruisme m ‎(plural altruismes)

1. altruism

References

• “altruisme” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• mutileras, stimulera, trémulais