Where does “strahanshair” come from?
strahanshair (Yola) comes from Irish strainséir, 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.
strahanshair (Yola): stranger
Definitions
- stranger
Ancestry of “strahanshair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | strainséir | stranger to a person or to a place |
| 2 | Old French | estrangier | foreigner |
| 3 | Old French | estrange | foreign; overseas; foreigner; non-native |
| 4 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 5 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |