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Where does “repentless” come from?

repentless (English) comes from English repent, from Latin repens, from Latin rēpō, from Proto-Italic rēpō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- — to creep.

repentless (English): unrepentant

Definitions

  1. unrepentant

Ancestry of “repentless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepentTo feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has...
2Latinrepenscreeping, crawling; sudden, unexpected; recent,...
3Latinrēpō—
4Proto-Italicrēpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁p-to creep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁p- →