English
expatriation
Expatriation comes from French expatriation.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentexpatriation
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentexpatriation
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from expatriate + -ion
Medieval Latin expatriātus
English expatriate
Every English word from French expatriation
Today it means
noun Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French expatriation / expatriation