Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “étrange” come from?

étrange (French) comes from Middle French estrange, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.

étrange (French): strange; foreign

Definitions

  1. strange; foreign

Ancestry of “étrange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestrangestrange; odd; bizarre; foreign
2Old Frenchestrangeforeign; overseas; foreigner; non-native
3Latinextrāneus—
4Latin-āneus—
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Proto-Italic*-eos—

Words derived from “étrange”

  • étrangement
  • étrangeté
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