Where does “repealer” come from?
repealer (English) comes from English repeal, from Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repealer (English): One who repeals; One who seeks a repeal;...
Definitions
- One who repeals; One who seeks a repeal;...
Ancestry of “repealer”, step by step
repealer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repeal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeal | To cancel, invalidate, annul; To recall; to... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | repeler | Alternative form of rapeler |
| 3 | Old French | rapeler | to remember; to recall; to call back, to recall;... |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |