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Apr 22, 2025
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Mountain climbers know the benefit of a well-placed “refuge” along the route to the summit.

refuge — a place that provides shelter or protection

refugio — the Spanish cognate of the same meaning.

These words come from Latin’s cognate of refugium which comes from the Latin verb meaning “to flee,” fugere. Making that verb int…

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