peregrine
/ˈpeɹəɡˌɹin/PEH-ruh-green
/ˈpɛɹəɡˌɹin/PEH-ruh-green
Meaningfrom across the fields
Common meaning: wandering
Other meanings: a falcon
- perthrough; thoroughly
- egra field, landLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 69 · scan
- ineadjective ending: of the nature of
‘through’ + ‘a field, land’ → peregrine
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ager ‘a field, land’.
Roots
- ager, agrī Latin “a field, land”
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