Where does “fugir” come from?

fugir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fugir, from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fugir (Portuguese): to run away; to flee; to be forgotten

Definitions

  1. to run away; to flee; to be forgotten

Ancestry of “fugir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefugirto flee; to run away
2Vulgar Latinfugire—
3Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “fugir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →