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Where does “peregrino” come from?

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

peregrino (Italian): rare, strange, unusual, singular

Definitions

  1. rare, strange, unusual, singular

Ancestry of “peregrino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peregrino”

  • peregrinità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →