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fugitivo.

fugitive (fleeing or running away, especially from the police)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/fu.ʒiˈt͡ʃi.vu/Brazil/fu.ʒiˈti.vu/Portugal/fu.ʒiˈti.bu/Northern, Portugal[fu.ʒiˈti.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. fugitive (fleeing or running away, especially from the police)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin fugitō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin fugitīvusbor. Portuguese fugitivo Borrowed from Latin fugitīvus. Doublet of fugidio. By surface analysis, fugir + -tivo

noun/fu.ʒiˈt͡ʃi.vu/Brazil/fu.ʒiˈti.vu/Portugal/fu.ʒiˈti.bu/Northern, Portugal[fu.ʒiˈti.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. fugitive (a person who is fleeing or escaping from something, especially from the police)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fugjō Latin fugiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin fugitō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin fugitīvusbor. Portuguese fugitivo Borrowed from Latin fugitīvus. Doublet of fugidio. By surface analysis, fugir + -tivo

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