Where does “nonalienation” come from?
nonalienation (English) comes from English alienation, from Middle English alienacioun, from Old French alienacion, from Latin alienatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonalienation (English): Failure to alienate
Definitions
- Failure to alienate
Ancestry of “nonalienation”, step by step
nonalienation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alienation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alienation | The act of alienating; The state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | alienacioun | The removal of a person's possessions or... |
| 3 | Old French | alienacion | transfer of property |
| 4 | Latin | alienatio | transfer of property; separation, desertion;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |