English
emigrant
Emigrant comes from Classical Latin ēmigrāns ‘emigrating’, from Latin migrō ‘depart, migrate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- ‘to change, exchange’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂meygʷ-‘to change, exchange’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂migʷrósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*migrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmigrō‘depart, migrate’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemigrōas ēmigrāre, present participle‘to emigrate’
- Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmigrāns‘emigrating’
- Englishtodayemigrant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂meygʷ-‘to change, exchange’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂migʷrósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*migrosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmigrō‘depart, migrate’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemigrōas ēmigrāre, present participle‘to emigrate’
- Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmigrāns‘emigrating’
- Englishtodayemigrant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- ‘to change, exchange’
through Proto-Italic *migros
through Latin migrō ‘depart, migrate’
Today it means
noun Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- / emigrant