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Where does “expatriatism” come from?

expatriatism (English) comes from English expatriate, from French expatrier, from French patrie, from Latin patria, from Latin patrius, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

expatriatism (English): The condition of being an expatriate, especially...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being an expatriate, especially...

Ancestry of “expatriatism”, step by step

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