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Where does “aliénable” come from?

aliénable (French) comes from French aliéner, from Latin aliēnō, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

aliénable (French): alienable

Definitions

  1. alienable

Ancestry of “aliénable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaliénerto alienate
2Latinaliēnō—
3Latinaliēnus—
4Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
5Proto-Italicaljos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “aliénable”

  • inalienable
  • inalienably
  • inalienableness
  • aliénabilité
  • inaliénabilité
  • inaliénable
  • inaliénablement
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