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Where does “pèlerine” come from?

pèlerine (French) comes from French pèlerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pèlerine (French): female equivalent of pèlerin; cape

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of pèlerin; cape

Ancestry of “pèlerine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpèlerinpilgrim
2Ecclesiastical Latinpelegrinus—
3Latinperegrīnus—
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pèlerine”

  • pelerine
  • пелерина
  • пелерина
  • pelerin
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