The Dictionary Obscura: Peregrinate

Definition: (v.) to travel, especially on foot; to walk

Synonyms:to journey
Antonyms:to remain

Etymology: from Latin peregrinatus, past participle of peregrinari “to travel abroad, be alien,” figuratively “to wander, roam, travel about,” from peregrinus “from foreign parts, foreigner,” from peregre “abroad,” properly “from abroad, found outside Roman territory,” from per “away” + agri, locative of ager “field, territory, land, country”, from Proto-Indo European root agro “field”.


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