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Where does “refúgio” come from?

refúgio (Portuguese) comes from Latin refugium, from Latin refugiō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

refúgio (Portuguese): refuge, haven

Definitions

  1. refuge, haven

Ancestry of “refúgio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrefugiumrefuge
2Latinrefugiō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refúgio”

  • refugiado
  • refugiar
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