English
immigrate
Immigrate comes from Latin immigro ‘remove, move into’, from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmigro‘remove, move into’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmigratuspast participle of immigro
- Englishearliest quotation 2023immigrate
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmigro‘remove, move into’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmigratuspast participle of immigro
- Englishearliest quotation 2023immigrate
Earliest quotation: 2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife: “He knows hardship. He has experienced life in a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- ‘to change, exchange’
through Latin migrō ‘depart, migrate’
Today it means
verb To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- / immigrate