Where does “transfug” come from?

transfug (Romanian) comes from French transfuge, from Latin transfuga, from Latin transfugio, from Latin fugiō, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

transfug (Romanian): runagate

Definitions

  1. runagate

Ancestry of “transfug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransfugedeserter, defector, turncoat; defector
2Latintransfugaa deserter
3LatintransfugioI flee to the enemy; I desert
4Latinfugiōto flee, fly, take flight, escape, depart, run, run away, recede
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugiō →