alejamiento

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish a-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós

Latin laxus

Latin -ius

Latin laxius

Old Spanish lexos

Spanish lejos

Spanish -ar

Spanish alejar

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Late Latin -mentum

Old Spanish -miento

Spanish -miento

Spanish alejamiento

From alejar + -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alexaˈmjento/ [a.le.xaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: a‧le‧ja‧mien‧to

Noun

alejamiento m (plural alejamientos)

1. distancing

   Synonym: distanciación

2. distance
3. estrangement, rift

   Synonyms: distanciamiento, arraigo

Derived terms

• orden de alejamiento

Further reading

• “alejamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025