Where does “pelgrimage” come from?
pelgrimage (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French pelerinage, from Old French pelerin, 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.
Ancestry of “pelgrimage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pelerinage | pilgrimage |
| 2 | Old French | pelerin | pilgrim; foreigner; foreign |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pelegrinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | peregrīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “pelgrimage”