English
abalienation
Abalienation comes from Latin abalienatio ‘a legal transfer of property’, from abaliēnō ‘to alienate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’.
- 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus‘of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘alienate, estrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnō‘to alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabalienatio‘a legal transfer of property’
- Englishtodayabalienation
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus‘of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘alienate, estrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabaliēnō‘to alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabalienatio‘a legal transfer of property’
- Englishtodayabalienation
Formed from abalienate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
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Latin aliēnus ‘foreign, alien’
Latin aliēnō ‘alienate, estrange’
Latin abaliēnō ‘alienate’
Latin abaliēnātus ‘alienated, estranged, having been alienated’
English abalienate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, element, ultimate, ultra, elder, alter, ellen, outrage, ou, alumni, altitude, altar, alt, alpine, adolescent, alto, qualification, abolish, alias, alum, auld, alp, proletariat, ulterior, retaliate, alimony, 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’
through Latin aliēnus ‘of that which belongs to another person,…’
through Latin aliēnō ‘alienate, estrange’
Today it means
noun The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / abalienation