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Where does “rebukefulness” come from?

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

rebukefulness (English): The quality of being rebukeful

Definitions

  1. The quality of being rebukeful

Ancestry of “rebukefulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrebukefulContaining rebuke; of the nature of rebuke
2EnglishrebukeA harsh criticism; To criticise harshly; to...
3Middle Englishrebuken—
4Anglo-Normanrebukerto beat back, {{l|en|repel}}; to rebuke
5Old Frenchre-re-
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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