Where does “aliēnus” come from?

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

aliēnus (Latin): Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign

Definitions

  1. Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign

Ancestry of “aliēnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
2Proto-Italicaljosanother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “aliēnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →