Where does “nonalien” come from?
nonalien (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-.
nonalien (English): One who is not an alien
Ancestry of “nonalien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |