Where does “repugnant” come from?

Repugnant comes from Old French repugnant, from Latin repugnans, the present participle of repugnare, meaning to fight against, from re- and pugnus, fist.

repugnant (English): Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or...

Definitions

  1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or...

Ancestry of “repugnant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepugnāre

Words derived from “repugnant

Every word from Latin repugnāre