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Where does “alieno” come from?

alieno (Latin) comes from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “alieno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliēnus—
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →