Where does “pelerin” come from?

pelerin (Middle English) comes 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.

pelerin (Middle English): pilgrim

Definitions

  1. pilgrim

Ancestry of “pelerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelerinpilgrim; foreigner; foreign
2Ecclesiastical Latinpelegrinus—
3Latinperegrīnusforeign, alien
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →