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Where does “repugn” come from?

repugn (English) comes from Latin repugnō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

repugn (English): To oppose or resist

Definitions

  1. To oppose or resist

Ancestry of “repugn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepugnō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “repugn”

  • repugner
  • irrepugnable
  • repugnable
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