English
alienation
Alienation comes from Old French alienacion, from Latin alienatio ‘aversion, dislike, alienation, estrangement’, 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‘foreign, alien’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘to make something the property of another, transfer by sale, alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalienatioas aliēnātiōn(em)‘aversion, dislike, alienation, estrangement’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alienacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alienacioun‘the removal of a person's possessions or privileges’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768alienation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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‘foreign, alien’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō‘to make something the property of another, transfer by sale, alienate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalienatioas aliēnātiōn(em)‘aversion, dislike, alienation, estrangement’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alienacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alienacioun‘the removal of a person's possessions or privileges’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768alienation
Earliest quotation: 1768, William Blackstone, Of Title by Alienation: “The most usual and universal method of acquiring a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, element, ultra, ultimate, elder, alter, ellen, outrage, ou, alumni, altitude, altar, alt, alpine, adolescent, abolish, alto, qualification, alias, alum, auld, proletariat, alp, ulterior, retaliate, alimony, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, withal, 60 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
alternate, adultery, altruism, altercation, alternation, 20 more
through Latin alius ‘other’
through Latin aliēnō ‘to make something the property of another,…’
Today it means
noun The act of alienating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alienation