Where does “étranger” come from?

étranger (French) comes from Middle French estranger, from Old French estrangier, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.

étranger (French): foreign

Definitions

  1. foreign

Ancestry of “étranger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestrangerforeign; not one's own; foreigner
2Old Frenchestrangierforeigner
3Old Frenchestrangeforeign; overseas; foreigner; non-native
4Latinextrāneusforeign
5Latin-āneusforming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Proto-Italic*-eosForms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material

Words derived from “étranger

Every word from Proto-Italic *-eosEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Latin -āneus