Where does “repellantly” come from?
repellantly (English) comes from English repellant, from English repellent, from Latin repellens, from Latin repellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repellantly (English): In a repellant manner
Definitions
- In a repellant manner
Ancestry of “repellantly”, step by step
repellantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repellant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repellant | Alternative form of repellent |
| 2 | English | repellent | Tending or able to repel; driving back;... |
| 3 | Latin | repellens | repelling; rejecting |
| 4 | Latin | repellō | to drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel |
| 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 |