Where does “emigrant” come from?
emigrant (Catalan) comes from Latin emigrans, from Latin emigro, from Latin migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-.
emigrant (Catalan): emigrant
Definitions
- emigrant
Ancestry of “emigrant”, step by step
emigrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin emigrans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | emigrans | emigrating |
| 2 | Latin | emigro | I depart from somewhere, emigrate, move out; I... |
| 3 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |
via Catalan emigrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | emigrar | to emigrate |