Where does “refugium” come from?

refugium (English) comes from Latin refugium, from Latin refugiō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

refugium (English): Any local environment that has escaped regional...

Definitions

  1. Any local environment that has escaped regional...

Ancestry of “refugium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrefugiumrefuge
2Latinrefugiōto run away, flee or escape
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refugium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-