Where does “peregrinism” come from?
peregrinism (English) comes from English peregrine, from Old French peregrin, from French pérégrin, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
peregrinism (English): The quality of being peregrine
Definitions
- The quality of being peregrine
Ancestry of “peregrinism”, step by step
peregrinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peregrine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peregrine | Wandering, travelling, migratory; Not native to a... |
| 2 | Old French | peregrin | Alternative form of pelerin |
| 3 | French | pérégrin | foreign |
| 4 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |