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peregrinus
Latin · ancient
"a foreigner, a traveler"
a foreigner, a traveler, from per- (through) and ager (field, land)
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pelegrin
Old French · medieval
"a religious traveler"
carried into French for a traveler on a religious journey
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pilgrim
English · 1200s
"a person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons"
settled as the English word for someone journeying to a sacred place
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