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Where does “refugeless” come from?

refugeless (English) comes from English refuge, from Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from Latin refugiō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

refugeless (English): Without a refuge

Definitions

  1. Without a refuge

Ancestry of “refugeless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrefugeA state of safety, protection or shelter; A place...
2Middle Englishrefuge—
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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