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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.

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Ancestry of “estrangeirismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestrangeiroforeigner; exterior, foreign lands; From a...
2Old Portuguesestrangeiro—
3Old Frenchestrangierforeigner
4Old Frenchestrangeforeign; overseas; foreigner; non-native
5Latinextrāneus—
6Latin-āneus—
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Proto-Italic*-eos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →