Where does “refugitive” come from?
refugitive (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.
refugitive (English): A fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or...
Definitions
- A fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or...
Ancestry of “refugitive”, step by step
refugitive traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English refuge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refuge | A state of safety, protection or shelter; A place... |
| 2 | Middle English | refuge | refuge state or means of protection |
| 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 fugitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fugitive | A person who flees or escapes and travels... |
| 2 | Middle English | fugitive | — |
| 3 | Latin | fugitivus | fugitive, deserter, runaway slave; fugitive |
| 4 | Latin | fugito | I flee; I eschew, shun; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |