alien
/ˈeɪliən/AY-lee-uhn
/ˈeɪliən/AY-lee-uhn
Meaningbelonging to another
Common meaning: foreign
Other meanings: a being from elsewhere
- aliother, anotherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 91 · scan
- enadjective ending (Latin -enus)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin alius; alter ‘other, another’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry alius, p. 91 · dictionary scan
Roots
- alius; alter Latin “other, another”
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