Where does “transfugitive” come from?
transfugitive (English) comes from English transfuge, from French transfuge, from Latin transfuga, from Latin transfugio, from Latin fugiō, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
transfugitive (English): A transfuge
Ancestry of “transfugitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | transfuge | A deserter; A turncoat |
| 2 | French | transfuge | deserter, defector, turncoat; defector |
| 3 | Latin | transfuga | a deserter |
| 4 | Latin | transfugio | I flee to the enemy; I desert |
| 5 | Latin | fugiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |