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Where does “réfugier” come from?

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

réfugier (French): to take refuge; to give shelter to someone; to...

Definitions

  1. to take refuge; to give shelter to someone; to...

Ancestry of “réfugier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrefugerefuge
2Latinrefugiumrefuge
3Latinrefugiō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “réfugier”

  • refugee
  • refugeehood
  • nonrefugee
  • reffo
  • antirefugee
  • Refugee Regatta
  • réfugié
  • เรฟูจี
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