'immigrant' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'immigrāre,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'migrāre' meant 'to move.'

'immigrāre' transformed into the French word 'immigrer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'immigrant' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to move into a place,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.'