quinta-feira, julho 03, 2008
Peregrine
Having a tendency to wander
The word originally meant "foreign," as did its Latin predecessor “peregrinus”.
But even before "peregrine" appeared on its own in English, it was part of the name of the peregrine falcon, the bird of prey.
The bird's appellation derives from “falco peregrinus” - literally, “pilgrim falcon” in Medieval Latin. Because of the nests’ inaccessibility, medieval falconers who wanted young peregrine falcons to train had to capture them on their first flights or migratory “pilgrimages”.
That practice led to a new sense of "peregrine" ("engaged in or traveling on a pilgrimage"), which was later broadened to "wandering."
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The word originally meant "foreign," as did its Latin predecessor “peregrinus”.
But even before "peregrine" appeared on its own in English, it was part of the name of the peregrine falcon, the bird of prey.
The bird's appellation derives from “falco peregrinus” - literally, “pilgrim falcon” in Medieval Latin. Because of the nests’ inaccessibility, medieval falconers who wanted young peregrine falcons to train had to capture them on their first flights or migratory “pilgrimages”.
That practice led to a new sense of "peregrine" ("engaged in or traveling on a pilgrimage"), which was later broadened to "wandering."
