Where does “rebuttably” come from?
rebuttably (English) comes from English rebuttable, from English rebut, from Old French reboter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
rebuttably (English): in a rebuttable manner
Ancestry of “rebuttably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rebuttable | Capable of being rebutted |
| 2 | English | rebut | To drive back or beat back; to repulse; To deny... |
| 3 | Old French | reboter | to push back |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |