myEtymology.com: French etymology of réfugier

Etymology of the French word réfugier

the Old French word réfugier

derived from the Old French word refuge

derived from the Latin word refugium (refuge)

derived from the Latin word refugere (flee back; run away, escape)

derived from the Classical Latin word fugere (to flee; flee, fly, run away)

using the Latin prefix re-

Romanian refugia

Word found in Old French