Etymology of the English word alienate
the English word
alienatederived from the Latin word
alienatio (transference of ownership, the right to; aversion)
derived from the Latin word
alienatusderived from the Latin word
alienare (alienate, give up, lose possession)
derived from the Latin word
alienus (foreign; unconnected; another's)
derived from the Latin word
alius (other, another; different)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Derivations in English
alienated,
alienatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
