English
peragrate
Peragrate comes from Latin peragratus ‘wandered through’, from ager ‘territory’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field, pasturage’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵros‘field, pasturage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agros‘field’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEager‘territory’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperagro‘to wander’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperagratus‘wandered through’past participle of peragro
- Englishtodayperagrate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵros‘field, pasturage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agros‘field’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEager‘territory’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperagro‘to wander’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperagratus‘wandered through’past participle of peragro
- Englishtodayperagrate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
act, action, active, activity, actual, suggest, agency, actor, agent, register, essay, strategy, agenda, gesture, digest, congestion, ambiguous, activate, agony, ambiguity, assay, squat, agile, antagonist, agility, axiom, ingestion, belligerent, agitation, gestation, ingest, progesterone, cogent, antagonism, agonist, radium, actuator, antagonize, samaj, actuation, 149 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros ‘field, pasturage’
through Latin ager ‘territory’
Today it means
verb To travel around or through.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros / peragrate