Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “pelrimage” come from?

pelrimage (Old French) 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 “pelrimage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelerinagepilgrimage
2Old Frenchpelerinpilgrim; foreigner; foreign
3Ecclesiastical Latinpelegrinus—
4Latinperegrīnus—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pelrimage”

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