English
fughetta
Fughetta comes from Italian fuga ‘flight, escape’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰewg-‘to flee, escape’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰugéh₂‘flight, escape’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fugā‘flight, escape’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuga‘flight, fleeing, escape’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘flight, escape’
- Englishtodayfughetta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰewg-‘to flee, escape’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰugéh₂‘flight, escape’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fugā‘flight, escape’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfuga‘flight, fleeing, escape’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘flight, escape’
- Englishtodayfughetta
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- ‘to flee, escape’
function, refugee, refuge, fungi, defunct, perfunctory, 15 more
through Italian fuga ‘flight, escape’
Today it means
noun A short, condensed version of a fugue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- / fughetta