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Where does “nonreputable” come from?

nonreputable (English) comes from English reputable, from English repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

nonreputable (English): That lacks reputation; with unknown reputation

Definitions

  1. That lacks reputation; with unknown reputation

Ancestry of “nonreputable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreputableHaving a good reputation; honourable
2EnglishreputeReputation, especially a good reputation; To...
3Old Frenchreputer—
4LatinreputoI count or calculate again; I ponder or reflect
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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