Etymology

migrate

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Today it means: To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons. Full definition →

Latin migrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommigrātus
  2. English todaymigrate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin migrātus, perfect passive participle of migrō (“to migrate, change, transport”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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