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Where does “refoulement” come from?

refoulement (French) comes from French refouler, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

refoulement (French): push back; psychological repression; in refugee...

Definitions

  1. push back; psychological repression; in refugee...

Ancestry of “refoulement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrefoulerto trample etc. again; to repress or suppress; to...
2Frenchré-re-
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refoulement”

  • refoulment
  • non-refoulment
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