Where does “unalienably” come from?
unalienably (English) comes from English unalienable, from English alienable, from English alien, from Middle English alien, from Old French alien, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos — to grow, nourish.
unalienably (English): Alternative spelling of inalienably
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of inalienably
Ancestry of “unalienably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unalienable | Not alienable |
| 2 | English | alienable | Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred... |
| 3 | English | alien | Any life form of extraterrestrial or... |
| 4 | Middle English | alien | An outsider or foreign person, especially one who... |
| 5 | Old French | alien | alien; foreign; non-native; alien |
| 6 | Latin | aliēnus | Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign |
| 7 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |