Latin

alius

‘other, another’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin alius.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin alius, most familiar first.

• alien ← aliēnus
• alienation ← alienacioun ← alienacion ← alienatio ← aliēnō
• alibi
• alienate ← alienat(e) ← aliēnātus ← aliēnō ← aliēnus
• inalienable ← aliénable ← aliéner ← alieno ← aliēnus
• abalienate ← abaliēnātus ← abaliēnō ← aliēnō ← aliēnus
• abalienation ← abalienatio ← abaliēnō ← aliēnō ← aliēnus
• alienans ← aliēnō ← aliēnus
• aliter
• aliety ← alietas

Etymograph / Latin alius