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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ALIEN. Etymology of the word
ALIEN.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALIEN,
strange; a stranger. (F.,—L.) We find 'an aliene
knight;' K. Alisaunder, ed. Weber, l. 3919. Wyclif has alienys,
i.e. strangers, Matt. xvii. 25; also 'an alien womman,' Ecclus. xi.
36. 'Aliens suld sone fond our heritage to winne;' Rob. of
Brunne, tr. of Langtoft, p. 140.—O.F. alien, allien, a stranger
(Roquefort).—Lat. alienus, a stranger; or as adj., strange.—Lat.
alius, another (stem ali-, whence ali-enus is formed). +
Gk. ἄλλος, another. + Goth.
alis, other, another. + Old Irish aile,
another. From European stem ALIA, another, Fick. i. 501; see
Curtius, i. 445. See Else. Der. alien-able,
alien-ate, alien-at-ion; cf. al-ter, al-ter-nate, al-ter-c-at-ion.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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