Where does “estrangeirismo” come from?
estrangeirismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese estrangeiro, from Old Portuguese strangeiro, from Old French estrangier, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
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Ancestry of “estrangeirismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | estrangeiro | foreigner; exterior, foreign lands; From a... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | strangeiro | — |
| 3 | Old French | estrangier | foreigner |
| 4 | Old French | estrange | foreign; overseas; foreigner; non-native |
| 5 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 6 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |