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Where does “itinérant” come from?

itinérant (French) comes from Late Latin itinerans, from Latin itineror, from Latin iter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

itinérant (French): A homeless person; Which travels to perform its...

Definitions

  1. A homeless person; Which travels to perform its...

Ancestry of “itinérant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinitineranstravelling; traveller
2LatinitinerorI travel
3Latinitera route, "whether:"; a passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “itinérant”

  • itinerance
  • itinérance
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