Where does “migrant” come from?
migrant (Dutch) comes from Latin migrans, from Latin migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-.
migrant (Dutch): migrant
Ancestry of “migrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | migrans | migrating, departing to another place; going... |
| 2 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |
Words derived from “migrant”