English
migration
Migration comes from Latin migrātiō ‘move’, and goes back to 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‘to migrate, depart to another place, change residence, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmigrātiō‘move’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600migration
- Englishearliest quotation 2013migration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- 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‘to migrate, depart to another place, change residence, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmigrātiō‘move’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600migration
- Englishearliest quotation 2013migration
Earliest quotation: 2013, Paul Bartel, Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight: “Many of these classic methods are still used, with…”
Formed from migrate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- ‘to change, exchange’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂migʷrós
Proto-Italic *migros
Latin migrō ‘to migrate, change, transport’
Latin migrātus ‘migrated, departed’
English migrate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- ‘to change, exchange’
through Latin migrō ‘to migrate, depart to another place, change…’
Today it means
noun An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂meygʷ- / migration