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Where does “emigrar” come from?

emigrar (Spanish) comes from Latin emigro, from Latin migro, from Proto-Italic migrāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ-.

emigrar (Spanish): to emigrate

Definitions

  1. to emigrate

Ancestry of “emigrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemigroI depart from somewhere, emigrate, move out; I...
2LatinmigroI migrate, depart to another place, change...
3Proto-Italicmigrāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂migʷ-—

Words derived from “emigrar”

  • emigración
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂migʷ- →