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DictionaryRoot: in-
Latin

in-

in, into, on, upon

Forms

  • in-
  • im- — Used before b, m, or p in Latin.
  • il- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ir- — Used before r in Latin.
  • en- — Developed in French in some words later borrowed into English.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *en, ‘in.’

Note

Identical spellings can hide two different prefixes: this one indicates position or direction, while the other means ‘not.’

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Two adults arriving from abroad carry household boxes from travel luggage into their new home, permanent move clear through furnishings being unpacked, passports blank, no national stereotypes.
verb

immigrate

IM-ih-grayt/ˈɪmɪɡreɪt/

To move into another country to live there.

Etymology
imLatinin, into, on, upon
+migrateLatinmove or change one's dwelling

“Into” plus “move” gives the image of moving in. In this sense, the movement is specifically into another country as a new resident, with the intention of settling permanently.

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