Etymology

refuge

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Today it means: A state of safety, protection or shelter. Full definition →

Middle English refuge ← Old French refuge ← Latin refugium
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  1. Latin · derived fromrefugium
  2. Old French · derived fromrefuge
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrefuge
  4. English todayrefuge

From Middle English refuge, from Old French refuge, from Latin refugium, from re- + fugiō (“flee”). Doublet of refugium.

Words from the same roots

Latinrefugium all →

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