Where does “protopilgrimage” come from?
protopilgrimage (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.
protopilgrimage (English): A journey or quest that predates or approaches being a pilgrimage
Definitions
- A journey or quest that predates or approaches being a pilgrimage
Ancestry of “protopilgrimage”, step by step
protopilgrimage 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 proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |