Where does “peregrinity” come from?
peregrinity (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.
peregrinity (English): The quality of being foreign or strange; travel;...
Definitions
- The quality of being foreign or strange; travel;...
Ancestry of “peregrinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |