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Where does “fugi” come from?

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

fugi (Romanian): to run; to flee, run away, escape

Definitions

  1. to run; to flee, run away, escape

Ancestry of “fugi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fugi”

  • fug
  • fugar
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