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Where does “autoalienazione” come from?

autoalienazione (Italian) comes from Italian alienazione, from Latin alienatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

autoalienazione (Italian): self-alienation

Definitions

  1. self-alienation

Ancestry of “autoalienazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalienazionealienation; transfer
2Latinalienatiotransfer of property; separation, desertion;...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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