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Where does “expatriate” come from?

Expatriate derives from French expatrier, formed from the prefix ex- and Latin patria meaning "fatherland," which derives from pater meaning "father."

expatriate (English): Living outside of one's own country; One who...

Definitions

  1. Living outside of one's own country; One who...

Ancestry of “expatriate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexpatrierto expatriate, deport; to emigrate
2Frenchpatriehomeland, home country, country of origin,...
3Latinpatriacountry; fatherland; home; nominative feminine...
4Latinpatriusfather's, fatherly, paternal; hereditary;...
5Latiniūs—
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “expatriate”

  • expat
  • expatriatism
  • nonexpatriate
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