Where does “alien” come from?
alien (Old French) comes from Latin aliēnus, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alien (Old French): alien; foreign; non-native; alien
Definitions
- alien; foreign; non-native; alien
Ancestry of “alien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | aliēnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “alien”