Where does “repentant” come from?

Repentant comes from Old French repentant, from Old French repentir, from Vulgar Latin repoenitere, combining Latin re- with a root from Proto-Italic wre and Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.

repentant (English): Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing; One who...

Definitions

Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing; One who...

Ancestry of “repentant”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	repentant	repentant
2	Old French	repentir	to repent
3	Vulgar Latin	repoenitere	—
4	Latin	rĕ-	back, backwards
5	Latin	prōdūcō	to lead or bring forth, forward or out
6	Latin	prō-	forward direction, forward movement
7	Proto-Italic	*pro-	pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8	Proto-Indo-European	pro-	toward, forward
9	Proto-Indo-European	por-	to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
11	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “repentant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →