Where does “estrañar” come from?
estrañar (Asturian) comes from Asturian estrañu, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
estrañar (Asturian): to be strange
Definitions
- to be strange
Ancestry of “estrañar”, step by step
estrañar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian estrañu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | estrañu | strange; foreign |
| 2 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |
via Latin extraneāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | extraneāre | — |