Where does “fuïr” come from?
fuïr (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.
fuïr (Old French): Alternative form of fuir
Ancestry of “fuïr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fugire | — |
| 2 | Latin | fugere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fugiō | to flee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |