Where does “pelerinuță” come from?
pelerinuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian pelerină, from French pèlerine, from French pèlerin, from Ecclesiastical Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
pelerinuță (Romanian): small cape
Definitions
- small cape
Ancestry of “pelerinuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pelerină | cape |
| 2 | French | pèlerine | female equivalent of pèlerin; cape |
| 3 | French | pèlerin | pilgrim |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pelegrinus | — |
| 5 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |