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Where does “chemorepulsion” come from?

chemorepulsion (English) comes from English repulsion, from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, from Latin repulsus, from Latin repellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

chemorepulsion (English): The action of a chemorepulsant; negative...

Definitions

  1. The action of a chemorepulsant; negative...

Ancestry of “chemorepulsion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepulsionThe act of repelling or the condition of being...
2Middle Frenchrépulsion—
3Late Latinrepulsio—
4Latinrepulsushaving been rejected, repulsed, repelled; having...
5Latinrepellō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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