Where does “premigratory” come from?
premigratory (English) comes from English migratory, from Latin migratorius, from Latin migratus, from Latin migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-.
premigratory (English): prior to migration
Definitions
- prior to migration
Ancestry of “premigratory”, step by step
premigratory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English migratory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migratory | Migrating; Roving; wandering; nomadic |
| 2 | Latin | migratorius | migratory |
| 3 | Latin | migratus | migrated, departed; gone away, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | migro | I migrate, depart to another place, change... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | migrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂migʷ- | — |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |