Wordiyomigr
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About This Root
From Latin migrāre (to move, change residence). Prefixes determine direction: e- out (emigrate), im- in (immigrate), trans- across (transmigrate). A concise root family but vital in discussions of population movement, with migrate, migration, and migrant as the core terms.
Associated Words
emigrant
A person who leaves their country to settle in another
emigrate
To leave one's country to settle in another
emigration
The act of leaving one's country to settle elsewhere
emigre
A person who has left their homeland, often as a political refugee
immigrant
A person who moves to another country to live permanently
immigrate
To move to a foreign country to live permanently
immigration
Moving to a foreign country to settle; border entry process
migrant
A person or animal that moves between regions or countries
migrate
To move to another region or country; to move seasonally
migration
The movement of people or animals from one place to another
migratory
Relating to regular seasonal movement between regions
non-immigrant
Not relating to permanent immigration
transmigrate
To migrate to another country; (of a soul) to pass into another body after death
transmigration
The passing of a soul into another body after death; migration to another country