| 【fug-, fugit-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "fugere." It carries the basic meaning of "flee." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fug-, fugit-"]
fugitive ☆[5162] A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
refuge **[4461] If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there.
refugee ***[2346] Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes or their country, either because there is a war there or because of their political or religious beliefs.
[WORD ROOT]root fug
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fug, fuge, fugit
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) fugere
[MEANING]root flee
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 fugere to flee
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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fugitive ☆[5162] noun
【DEFINITION】 A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fugit(fug); flee ⑵ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fugere》 to flee
【First Known Meaning】 one who flees, a runaway, a fugitive from justice, an outlaw
【DERIVATIVEs】 fugitively, fugitiveness, fugitivity, fugitive
refuge ★★[4461] noun from refuge 〈 fuge
【DEFINITION】 If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there.
【pl.】 refuges
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ fuge(fug); flee
【Etymology】 《Latin refugium》 [re+fugere+ium] a taking refuge; place to flee back to
【First Known Meaning】 shelter or protection from danger or distress
【DERIVATIVEs】 refuge, refugeeism, refugee
refugee ★★★[2346] noun from refuge 〈 fuge
【DEFINITION】 Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes or their country, either because there is a war there or because of their political or religious beliefs.
【pl.】 refugees
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ fug; flee ⑶ ee; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin refugium》 [re+fugere+ium] a taking refuge; place to flee back to
【First Known Meaning】 one who flees to a refuge or shelter or place of safety; one who in times of persecution or political disorder flees to a foreign country for safety
【DERIVATIVEs】 refuge, refugeeism, refugee
Other words containing "fug-, fugit-"; centrifugal, centrifuge, fugacious, fuge
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
front
fright
friend
frequent
freeze
free
frag-, frang-, -fring-, fract-
four
fort
form
