Where does “alienar” come from?

alienar (Portuguese) comes from Latin aliēnāre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alienar (Portuguese): to alienate

Definitions

  1. to alienate

Ancestry of “alienar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaliēnāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alienar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →