Where does “estrange” come from?

Estrange comes from Old French estranger, derived from Latin extraneus meaning "external," formed from Latin extra meaning "outside" combined with the suffix -anus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs meaning "outside."

estrange (English): To cause to feel less close or friendly;...

Definitions

  1. To cause to feel less close or friendly;...

Ancestry of “estrange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestrangerto treat as a stranger; foreign
2Latinextrāneusforeign
3Latin-āneusforming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Proto-Italic*-eosForms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material

Words derived from “estrange”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Latin -āneus →