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
- The inherent power of repulsion in a body
Ancestry of “self-repellency”, step by step
self-repellency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repellency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repellency | The ability to repel; the characteristic of... |
| 2 | English | repellent | Tending or able to repel; driving back;... |
| 3 | Latin | repellens | repelling; rejecting |
| 4 | Latin | repellō | to drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |