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Where does “repealment” come from?

repealment (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.

repealment (English): Recall, as from banishment

Definitions

  1. Recall, as from banishment

Ancestry of “repealment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepealTo cancel, invalidate, annul; To recall; to...
2Anglo-NormanrepelerAlternative form of rapeler
3Old Frenchrapelerto remember; to recall; to call back, to recall;...
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
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