Where does “forenjer” come from?
forenjer (Cebuano) comes from English foreigner, from Middle English forner, from Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin foranus, from Latin forās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis — he, she.
forenjer (Cebuano): a foreigner; a person from a foreign country
Definitions
- a foreigner; a person from a foreign country
Ancestry of “forenjer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | foreigner | A person from a foreign country; A private job... |
| 2 | Middle English | forner | Alternative form of foreyner |
| 3 | Middle English | forein | Alternative form of foreyn |
| 4 | Old French | forain | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | foranus | outsider, outlander |
| 6 | Latin | forās | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ās | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ātis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |