Where does “peregrination” come from?
peregrination (English) comes from Middle English peregrinacioun, from Old French peregrinacion, from Latin peregrīnātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
peregrination (English): A travel or journey, especially by foot, notably...
Definitions
- A travel or journey, especially by foot, notably...
Ancestry of “peregrination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | peregrinacioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | peregrinacion | pilgrimage |
| 3 | Latin | peregrīnātiō | travel, travel abroad, journey, stay in a foreign place |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |