Where does “alienish” come from?
alienish (English) comes from English alien, from Middle English alien, from Old French alien, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
alienish (English): Characteristic of an alien; alienlike
Definitions
- Characteristic of an alien; alienlike
Ancestry of “alienish”, step by step
alienish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alien | Any life form of extraterrestrial or... |
| 2 | Middle English | alien | An outsider or foreign person, especially one who... |
| 3 | Old French | alien | alien; foreign; non-native; alien |
| 4 | Latin | aliēnus | Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign |
| 5 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |