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allīno

allīna

masc nom sg of allīna (pp)

1. stuck; clung; adhered; attached (to); lit. stuck here
2. relied on for shelter; lit. stuck here
3. unsheltered

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Negation prefix, though its force here is obscured by reanalysis or folk etymology into a positive meaning.
• llīna — stem · stuck, adhered
  Past participle of √lī (to stick, adhere, cling), expressing the state of being attached or clinging to something.

Analysis. a- (not) + llīna (stuck), meaning 'not stuck' in the sense of 'come loose' or 'detached', but reanalyzed in positive sense as 'stuck fast' through folk etymology or prefix phonetic erosion; the word functions as past participle expressing the state of adhesion.

Etymology. The prefix a- (not, without) is likely here reanalyzed or contracted. The root is √lī (to adhere, stick, cling), which connects to Sanskrit līyate and Latin linis (thread, that which clings). The semantic shift from 'not-stuck' to 'stuck' may reflect either metanalysis of an older negative form or a separate formation. The concrete image is physical adhesion, from which the abstraction of attachment and reliance develops.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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