Where does “fugacity” come from?

fugacity (English) comes from Latin fugiō, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fugacity (English): A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or...

Definitions

  1. A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or...

Ancestry of “fugacity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede
2Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugiō →