Where does “unrepellable” come from?
unrepellable (English) comes from English repellable, from English repel, from Catalan re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
unrepellable (English): Not repellable
Definitions
- Not repellable
Ancestry of “unrepellable”, step by step
unrepellable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repellable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repellable | Able to be repelled |
| 2 | English | repel | To turn away from a privilege, right, job, etc;... |
| 3 | Catalan | re- | re-; Intensifier for adjectives and adverbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |