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Where does “pellegrinaggio” come from?

pellegrinaggio (Italian) comes from Italian pellegrino, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pellegrinaggio (Italian): pilgrimage; pilgrims

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage; pilgrims

Ancestry of “pellegrinaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpellegrinopilgrim; wandering; foreign, exotic
2Latinperegrīnus—
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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