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Where does “outmigration” come from?

outmigration (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.

outmigration (English): A permanent migration in order to settle...

Definitions

  1. A permanent migration in order to settle...

Ancestry of “outmigration”, 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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