Where does “rebelling” come from?
Rebelling derives from Middle English rebellyng, from the suffix -ing applied to Middle English rebel, which comes from Old English -ing and Latin rebello, composed of the prefix re- and Latin bellum meaning war.
rebelling (English): present participle of rebel; An act or feeling of...
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- present participle of rebel; An act or feeling of...
Ancestry of “rebelling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rebellyng | Refusal to obey authorities or rules; An uprising... |
| 2 | Middle English | rebellen | To rebel; to start a revolt or uprising against... |
| 3 | Old French | rebeller | to rebel |
| 4 | Latin | rebellō | to renew war, to wage war again |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |