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Where does “repulsus” come from?

repulsus (Latin) comes from Latin repellō, 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.

repulsus (Latin): having been rejected, repulsed, repelled; having...

Definitions

  1. having been rejected, repulsed, repelled; having...

Ancestry of “repulsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepellō—
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
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

Words derived from “repulsus”

  • repulsive
  • repulsion
  • repulse
  • repulsiveness
  • repulsively
  • repulsor
  • chemorepulsive
  • repulser
  • unrepulsive
  • chemorepulsion
  • nonrepulsive
  • chemorepulsant
  • repulse
  • repulsión
  • repulsivo
  • repulsione
  • repulsivo
  • repulsive
  • repulsività
  • répulsion
  • répulsif
  • repulsão
  • repulsivo
  • repulsif
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