Where does “répugner” come from?

répugner (French) comes from Latin repugnō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

répugner (French): to repel, disgust; to be loath or reluctant

Definitions

  1. to repel, disgust; to be loath or reluctant

Ancestry of “répugner”, step by step

répugner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin repugnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepugnōto fight against
2Latinrĕ-back, backwards
3Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin repugnāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepugnāre—

Words derived from “répugner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →