alienability

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English alien
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English alienability

    From alien + -ability.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    alienability (countable and uncountable, plural alienabilities)

    1. (uncountable) The quality of being alienable
    2. (countable) An alienable transfer or sale

    Translations

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