myEtymology.com: French etymology of refuge

Etymology of the French word refuge

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-

English refuge

English refuge, German Refugium, Italian rifugio, Latin refugium, Norwegian refuge, Spanish refugio, Swedish refuge

Word found in Old French