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Where does “nonrefugee” come from?

nonrefugee (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.

nonrefugee (English): A person who is not a refugee

Definitions

  1. A person who is not a refugee

Ancestry of “nonrefugee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrefugeeA person seeking refuge in a foreign country out...
2Frenchréfugiépast participle of réfugier; Refugee
3Old Frenchrefugea refuge; a protector or savior
4Latinrefugiumrefuge
5Latinrefugiō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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