Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “repiningly” come from?

repiningly (English) comes from English repining, from English repine, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

repiningly (English): With repining or murmuring in complaint

Definitions

  1. With repining or murmuring in complaint

Ancestry of “repiningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepiningThe act of fretting or feeling discontent or of...
2EnglishrepineTo fail; to wane; To complain; to regret
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →