Where does “fuir” come from?

fuir (French) comes from Middle French fuyr, from Old French fuïr, from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fuir (French): To escape; To flee; To leak; to have a leak

Definitions

  1. To escape; To flee; To leak; to have a leak

Ancestry of “fuir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfuyrto flee
2Old FrenchfuïrAlternative form of fuir
3Vulgar Latinfugire—
4Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “fuir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →