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Where does “nonrepulsive” come from?

nonrepulsive (English) comes from English repulsive, from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus, from Latin repellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

nonrepulsive (English): Not repulsive; not causing repulsion

Definitions

  1. Not repulsive; not causing repulsion

Ancestry of “nonrepulsive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrepulsivetending to rouse aversion or to repulse; having...
2Middle Frenchrepulsif—
3Medieval Latinrepulsivus—
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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