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Where does “forestiero” come from?

forestiero (Italian) comes from Occitan forestier, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris.

forestiero (Italian): stranger; foreigner; foreign

Definitions

  1. stranger; foreigner; foreign

Ancestry of “forestiero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanforestier—
2Latinforīs—
3Proto-Italic*foris—

Words derived from “forestiero”

  • forestieria
  • foresteria
Every word from Proto-Italic *foris →