Coined in the 1630s from Latin root fugāci-, the stem of fugāx, apt to flee, from fugere, to flee -- and as such cognate of fugitive and fugue.
Enjoy the sakura while the fugacious cherry blossoms last.
---L.
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fugacious
Coined in the 1630s from Latin root fugāci-, the stem of fugāx, apt to flee, from fugere, to flee -- and as such cognate of fugitive and fugue.
Enjoy the sakura while the fugacious cherry blossoms last.
---L.
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