peregrinus

Latin

Etymology

From peregre (“abroad”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pe.reˈɡriː.nus/, [pɛrɛˈɡriːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pe.reˈɡri.nus/, [pereˈɡriːnus]

Adjective

1. foreign, alien
2. exotic

Nomen

1. foreigner; traveler

Usage notes

In (law) it is still used to mean a foreigner who is neither resident nor domiciled in the jurisdiction of the court.

Descendants

• Breton: pirc'hirin
• Catalan: pelegrí
• English: peregrine, pilgrim
• French: pèlerin, pérégrin

• Italian: pellegrino
• Manx: pirgrin
• Portuguese: peregrino
• Spanish: peregrino

Related terms

• peregrinor

References

• “peregrinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• peregrinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• peregrinus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016