fugitive

/fˈjuːdʒətɪv/FYOO-juh-tiv

/fˈjudʒətɪv/FYOO-juh-tiv

Meaningfleeing

Common meaning: someone running from the law

fugto flee, run awayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 788 · scan
itiveadjective ending: tending to

Journey through time

Latinfugiō, fūgī‘to flee, run away’
Frenchfugitif
Englishfugitive‘someone running from the law’ · today

fug also in: fugue refuge refugee

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fugiō ‘to flee, run away’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fugiō, p. 788 · dictionary scan

Roots

fugiō, fūgī Latin “to flee, run away”

Related words

fugue refuge refugee

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