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Where does “ecomigration” come from?

ecomigration (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.

ecomigration (English): The migration of populations for economic or...

Definitions

  1. The migration of populations for economic or...

Ancestry of “ecomigration”, 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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