migr
Latinmove, migrate
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 · 14
immigrant
A person who moves to another country to live permanently
immigration
Moving to a foreign country to settle; border entry process
migration
The movement of people or animals from one place to another
migrant
A person or animal that moves between regions or countries
migrate
To move to another region or country; to move seasonally
emigrate
To leave one's country to settle in another
migratory
Relating to regular seasonal movement between regions
emigration
The act of leaving one's country to settle elsewhere
immigrate
To move to a foreign country to live permanently
emigrant
A person who leaves their country to settle in another
emigre
A person who has left their homeland, often as a political refugee
transmigration
The passing of a soul into another body after death; migration to another country
transmigrate
To migrate to another country; (of a soul) to pass into another body after death
non-immigrant
Not relating to permanent immigration