Where does “fugue” come from?

fugue (French) comes from Italian fuga, from Latin fuga, from Proto-Italic fugā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fugue (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “fugue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfugaflight, escape; leak, leakage; fugue
2Latinfugaflight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exile
3Proto-Italicfugāflight, escape
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugéh₂flight, escape
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “fugue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic fugā →