Etymology of the English word fugue
the English word
fuguederived from the French word
fuguederived from the Italian word
fugaderived from the Latin word
fuga (flight, fleeing, escape; fugue)
derived from the Latin word
fugueDate
The earliest known usage of fugue in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
fugalCognates
Dutch
fuga, French
fugue, German
Fug, Icelandic
fúga, Norwegian
fuga, Swedish
fugaUsage
Word found in Modern English
