Where does “repealist” come from?
repealist (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.
repealist (English): One who supports the repeal of a law or policy
Definitions
- One who supports the repeal of a law or policy
Ancestry of “repealist”, step by step
repealist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |