English
alienans
Alienans comes from Latin aliēnāns ‘alienating’, from aliēnō ‘make something another's’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-1‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos1‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos1‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalius2‘other, another’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnus3‘another's, foreign’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnō3‘make something another's’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnāns3‘alienating’present active participle of aliēnō
- Englishtodayalienans3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin alius
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin alienus
- 3 Wiktionary, English alienans
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-Wiktionary, Latin alius‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyosWiktionary, Latin alius‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljosWiktionary, Latin alius‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliusWiktionary, Latin alienus‘other, another’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnusWiktionary, English alienans‘another's, foreign’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnōWiktionary, English alienans‘make something another's’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliēnānsWiktionary, English alienans‘alienating’present active participle of aliēnō
- EnglishtodayalienansWiktionary, English alienans
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, outrage, alter, ellen, ou, altitude, alumni, qualification, altar, alt, adolescent, alpine, abolish, alto, alias, alum, proletariat, auld, ulterior, alp, retaliate, alimony, coalesce, exalt, foetal, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, withal, 59 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
alternate, adultery, altercation, altruism, alternation, 20 more
through Latin alius ‘other, another’
through Latin aliēnō ‘make something another's’
Today it means
adj Negating, denying, modifying, or casting doubt on the applicability of its modificand.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “alienans”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin alius, Latin alienus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alienans