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Where does “unalienate” come from?

unalienate (English) comes from English alienate, from Middle English alienat, from French aliéné, from Latin aliēnātus, from Latin aliēnō, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos.

unalienate (English): To undo the alienation of

Definitions

  1. To undo the alienation of

Ancestry of “unalienate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalienateEstranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; A...
2Middle EnglishalienatMad, insane or crazed; showing lack or loss of...
3Frenchaliénépast participle of aliéner; One who is insane,...
4Latinaliēnātus—
5Latinaliēnō—
6Latinaliēnus—
7Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
8Proto-Italicaljos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →