Peregrinate means to travel especially on foot or to traverse a place. The word comes from the Latin 'peregrinari' (to travel in foreign lands), which in turn comes from 'peregrinus' (foreigner or from outside). It is also related to 'pilgrim' and 'peregrine'.
Peregrinar significa viajar, especialmente a pie, o recorrer un lugar. La palabra deriva del latín 'peregrinari' (viajar en tierras extranjeras), que a su vez proviene de 'peregrinus' (extranjero o de fuera). También está relacionado con 'pilgrim' y 'peregrine'.
| Word | peregrinate |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 2017 |
| Type | verb |
| Syllables | PAIR-uh-gruh-nayt |
| Etymology | We begin our narrative of the linguistic travels of peregrinate with the Latin word peregrinatus, the past participle of peregrinari, which means "to travel in foreign lands." The verb is derived from the Latin word for "foreigner," peregrinus, which was earlier used as an adjective meaning "foreign."That term also gave us the words pilgrim and peregrine, the latter of which once meant "alien" but is now used as an adjective meaning "tending to wander" and as a noun naming a kind of falcon. (The peregrine falcon is so named because it was traditionally captured during its first flight—or pilgrimage—from the nest.) |
| Examples | "All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home…." — Paul Theroux, The Smithsonian Magazine, September 2009 "Hundreds of passenger trains traversed millions of miles laden with travelers increasingly accustomed to peregrinating in style and comfort." — Dave Flessner, The Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press, 27 May 2015 |
| Definition | 1 : to travel especially on foot : walk 2 : to walk or travel over : traverse |
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