alienage

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alien

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Old French -agebor.

Middle English -age

English -age

English alienage

From alien + -age.

Noun

alienage (usually uncountable, plural alienages)

1. The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere.