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Where does “pelerine” come from?

pelerine (English) comes from French pèlerine, from French pèlerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pelerine (English): A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming...

Definitions

  1. A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming...

Ancestry of “pelerine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpèlerinefemale equivalent of pèlerin; cape
2Frenchpèlerinpilgrim
3Ecclesiastical Latinpelegrinus—
4Latinperegrīnus—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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