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Where does “self-repellency” come from?

self-repellency (English) comes from English repellency, from English repellent, from Latin repellens, from Latin repellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

self-repellency (English): The inherent power of repulsion in a body

Definitions

  1. The inherent power of repulsion in a body

Ancestry of “self-repellency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrepellencyThe ability to repel; the characteristic of...
2EnglishrepellentTending or able to repel; driving back;...
3Latinrepellensrepelling; rejecting
4Latinrepellō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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