-fugo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin -fugus.

Suffix[edit]

-fugo

  1. used to form a noun that removes, exterminates, or expels; -fuge
    ‎vermi (“worms”) + ‎-fugo → ‎vermifugo (“vermifuge”)
    ‎zanzare (“mosquitos”) + ‎-fugo → ‎zanzarifugo (“mosquito repellent”)
  2. used to form a noun that is moved away from
    Antonym: -peto
    ‎centro (“center”) + ‎-fugo → ‎centrifugo (“centrifuge”)

Derived terms[edit]

Italian terms suffixed with -fugo
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