Where does “transfuga” come from?
transfuga (Italian) comes from Latin transfuga, from Latin transfugio, from Latin fugiō, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
transfuga (Italian): deserter, fugitive; one who has left a political...
Definitions
- deserter, fugitive; one who has left a political...
Ancestry of “transfuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | transfuga | a deserter |
| 2 | Latin | transfugio | I flee to the enemy; I desert |
| 3 | Latin | fugiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |