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Where does “alienacioun” come from?

alienacioun (Middle English) comes from Old French alienacion, 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.

alienacioun (Middle English): The removal of a person's possessions or...

Definitions

  1. The removal of a person's possessions or...

Ancestry of “alienacioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalienaciontransfer of property
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

Words derived from “alienacioun”

  • alienation
  • nonalienation
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