Where does “pilgrimager” come from?
pilgrimager (English) comes from English pilgrimage, from Middle English pilgrimage, from Old French peligrinage, from Old French pelerinage, from Old French pelerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
pilgrimager (English): A person who goes on a pilgrimage; a pilgrim
Definitions
- A person who goes on a pilgrimage; a pilgrim
Ancestry of “pilgrimager”, step by step
pilgrimager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pilgrimage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilgrimage | A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious... |
| 2 | Middle English | pilgrimage | pilgrimage |
| 3 | Old French | peligrinage | — |
| 4 | Old French | pelerinage | pilgrimage |
| 5 | Old French | pelerin | pilgrim; foreigner; foreign |
| 6 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pelegrinus | — |
| 7 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |