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English word ally comes from Latin ligandus, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin ad- (To.), Latin alius (Else. Other, another.), Vulgar Latin *alare
ligandus (Latin)
ad (Latin)
(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.
ad- (Latin)
To.
alius (Latin)
Else. Other, another.
*alare (Vulgar Latin)
alienus (Latin)
(of the body) dead; corrupted; paralyzed. (of the mind) insane, mad. Of that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign. Unfamiliar with something or a stranger to something. Unfriendly, inimical, hostile, suspicious. Unsuitable, incongruous, inconsistent.
aliene (Old French)
alligo (Latin)
(in a moral sense) I oblige, lay under obligation.. I bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage.. I hold fast, hinder, detain.
alier (Old French)
To unite; to join together.
alien (Middle English)
ally (English)
(transitive) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.. (transitive) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy (obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.. (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.. Anything akin to something else by [...]