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Where does “fugir” come from?

fugir (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fugir (Catalan): to flee; to run away; to escape

Definitions

  1. to flee; to run away; to escape

Ancestry of “fugir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfugire—
2Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
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