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peregrinus.

pilgrim; foreigner, stranger, alien; foreign woman (F); foreign residents (pl.);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[pɛ.rɛˈɡriː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[pe.reˈɡriː.nus]

  1. foreign, alien

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    Male etiam, quī peregrīnōs urbibus ūtī prohibent eōsque exterminant.

  2. exotic

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Proto-Italic *pereagro Latin peregrē Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin peregrīnus From peregrē (“abroad”) + -īnus.

noun[pɛ.rɛˈɡriː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[pe.reˈɡriː.nus]

  1. foreigner; traveler

    declension-2

  2. a foreigner who is neither resident nor domiciled in the jurisdiction of the court

    declension-2

  3. pilgrim

    declension-2

  4. wanderer

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Proto-Italic *pereagro Latin peregrē Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin peregrīnus From peregrē (“abroad”) + -īnus.

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