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Where does “revoltingly” come from?

revoltingly (English) comes from English revolting, from English revolt, from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

revoltingly (English): In a revolting manner

Definitions

  1. In a revolting manner

Ancestry of “revoltingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrevoltingpresent participle of revolt; revolution;...
2EnglishrevoltTo rebel, particularly against authority; To...
3Frenchrévolterto revolt, appal, disgust; to revolt, rebel
4Italianrivoltareto turn or turn over again; to turn inside out;...
5Latinrevolvō—
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
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