Where does “strangerdom” come from?
strangerdom (English) comes from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
strangerdom (English): The condition or status of being a stranger
Definitions
- The condition or status of being a stranger
Ancestry of “strangerdom”, step by step
strangerdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English stranger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stranger | comparative form of strange: more strange; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | straunger | foreigner, alien; comparative degree of straunge |
| 3 | Old French | estrangier | foreigner |
| 4 | Old French | estrange | foreign; overseas; foreigner; non-native |
| 5 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 6 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |