Where does “alienism” come from?
alienism (English) comes from French aliénisme, from French aliéné, from Latin aliēnātus, from Latin aliēnō, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos — to grow, nourish.
alienism (English): The fact or position of being an alien; alienage;...
Definitions
- The fact or position of being an alien; alienage;...
Ancestry of “alienism”, step by step
alienism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French aliénisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aliénisme | alienism |
| 2 | French | aliéné | past participle of aliéner; One who is insane,... |
| 3 | Latin | aliēnātus | alienated |
| 4 | Latin | aliēnō | to change the nature of a person or thing into something else |
| 5 | Latin | aliēnus | Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign |
| 6 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |