Where does “repoussé” come from?
repoussé (English) comes from French repoussé, from French repousser, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
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Ancestry of “repoussé”, step by step
repoussé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French repoussé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | repoussé | past participle of repousser; repelled, repulsed |
| 2 | French | repousser | to push back, push out of the way; to repel,... |
| 3 | French | ré- | re- |
| 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 |
via Latin pulsāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulsāre | — |