Etymology

alienation

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Today it means: The act of alienating. Full definition →

Middle English alienacioun ← Old French alienacion ← Latin aliēnātiōn(em)
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  1. Latin · derived fromaliēnātiōn(em)
  2. Old French · derived fromalienacion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromalienacioun
  4. English todayalienation

From Middle English alienacioun, from Old French alienacion, from Latin aliēnātiōn(em).

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