English
abalienate
Abalienate comes from Latin abaliēnātus ‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’, from alius ‘other, another’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalius‘other, another’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus‘foreign, alien’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘alienate, estrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnō‘alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnātus‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’perfect passive participle of abaliēnō
- Englishearliest quotation 1698abalienate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalius‘other, another’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus‘foreign, alien’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘alienate, estrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnō‘alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnātus‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’perfect passive participle of abaliēnō
- Englishearliest quotation 1698abalienate
Earliest quotation: 1698, A voyage to the East-Indies: “[…] serves for nothing else than to abalienate the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, element, ultra, ultimate, elder, ellen, outrage, altitude, ou, alumni, alter, altar, alt, qualification, alpine, adolescent, alto, abolish, alias, alum, auld, proletariat, alp, alimony, ulterior, retaliate, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, withal, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
alternate, adultery, altruism, altercation, alternation, 18 more
through Latin alius ‘other, another’
through Latin aliēnus ‘foreign, alien’
through Latin aliēnō ‘alienate, estrange’
Today it means
verb To make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / abalienate