Italian word rifugio comes from Latin fugere, Latin re-, Italian rifugiare, and later Latin refugium (Refuge.)

Detailed word origin of rifugio

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
fugere	Latin (lat)
re-	Latin (lat)	Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
rifugiare	Italian (ita)	(transitive) To afford refuge to; to hide or shelter (someone or something).
refugium	Latin (lat)	Refuge.
rifugio	Italian (ita)	Shelter, refuge.

Words with the same origin as rifugio