Where does “ajeno” come from?

ajeno (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish ageno, from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ajeno (Ladino): foreign, alien

Definitions

  1. foreign, alien

Ancestry of “ajeno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishageno—
2LatinaliēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljosanother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →