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Where does “fuga” come from?

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

fuga (Latin): flight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exile

Definitions

  1. flight, fleeing, escape; avoidance; exile

Ancestry of “fuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfugāflight, escape
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugéh₂flight, escape
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “fuga”

  • fugue
  • fugal
  • febrifuge
  • corticofugal
  • hepatofugal
  • fughetta
  • fuguelike
  • fugally
  • fugient
  • vermifugal
  • fuguist
  • lactifuge
  • fuga
  • fugare
  • fugans
  • fugatus
  • fugandus
  • fugaturus
  • fugientem
  • fugo
  • fugar
  • fogosidad
  • fuga
  • fogoso
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