Where does “transmigrant” come from?
transmigrant (Latin) comes from Latin transmigro, from Latin trans-, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
transmigrant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...
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Ancestry of “transmigrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | transmigro | I move house; I transmigrate |
| 2 | Latin | trans- | through, across, beyond |
| 3 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |