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Where does “inalienably” come from?

inalienably (English) comes from English inalienable, from French inaliénable, from French aliénable, from French aliéner, from Latin aliēnō, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos.

inalienably (English): In an inalienable manner

Definitions

  1. In an inalienable manner

Ancestry of “inalienably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinalienableIncapable of being alienated, surrendered, or...
2Frenchinaliénableinalienable
3Frenchaliénablealienable
4Frenchaliénerto alienate
5Latinaliēnō—
6Latinaliēnus—
7Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
8Proto-Italicaljos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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