Where does “migrate” come from?
Migrate comes from Latin migratus, past participle of migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meygʷ-, ultimately from the root mey-.
migrate (English): To relocate periodically from one region to...
Definitions
- To relocate periodically from one region to...
Ancestry of “migrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | migratus | migrated, departed; gone away, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |
Words derived from “migrate”