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Where does “abmigration” come from?

abmigration (English) comes from English migration, from Middle French migration, from Latin migrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

abmigration (English): A northward summer migration of birds without a...

Definitions

  1. A northward summer migration of birds without a...

Ancestry of “abmigration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmigrationAn instance of moving to live in another place...
2Middle Frenchmigrationmigration
3Latinmigrātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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