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Where does “rebukeful” come from?

rebukeful (English) comes from English rebuke, from Middle English rebuken, from Anglo-Norman rebuker, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

rebukeful (English): Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke

Definitions

  1. Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke

Ancestry of “rebukeful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrebukeA harsh criticism; To criticise harshly; to...
2Middle Englishrebuken—
3Anglo-Normanrebukerto beat back, {{l|en|repel}}; to rebuke
4Old Frenchre-re-
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

Words derived from “rebukeful”

  • rebukefully
  • rebukefulness
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