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Where does the word "fugitive" come from? It comes from Latin fugitivus, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "fugitive" come from? It comes from Latin fugitivus, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Fugitive’s story begins in Latin: fugitivus meant “fleeing.” From 'fugere', to flee. It reached English by 1300s as fugitive. Came into English through French 'fugitif'. Today, fugitive means a person who has escaped.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient fugitivus "fleeing", from 'fugere', to flee.
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s fugitive "runaway", came into English through French 'fugitif'.