Where does “leftugee” come from?
leftugee (English) comes from English refugee, from French réfugié, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from Latin refugiō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
leftugee (English): One who leaves a liberal blue state to live in a conservative red state, often doing so in favour of fewer regulations and lower taxes
Definitions
- One who leaves a liberal blue state to live in a conservative red state, often doing so in favour of fewer regulations and lower taxes
Ancestry of “leftugee”, step by step
leftugee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English refugee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refugee | A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out... |
| 2 | French | réfugié | past participle of réfugier; Refugee |
| 3 | Old French | refuge | a refuge; a protector or savior |
| 4 | Latin | refugium | refuge |
| 5 | Latin | refugiō | to run away, flee or escape |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English left
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | left | The opposite of right; toward the west when one... |
| 2 | Middle English | left | — |
| 3 | Middle English | laft | past participle of leave |
| 4 | Old English | læfd | — |
| 5 | Old English | lǣfan | to leave |
| 6 | Frankish | laibijan | to leave; to leave behind |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laibijaną | to leave behind, to leave remaining |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |