Where does “refugiens” come from?

refugiens (Latin) comes from Latin refugio, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

refugiens (Latin): fleeing, escaping

Definitions

  1. fleeing, escaping

Ancestry of “refugiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrefugioI run away, flee or escape; dative/ablative...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →