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Where does “rebourser” come from?
rebourser (Middle French) comes from French rebours, from Late Latin reburrus — with bristling hair.
Ancestry of “rebourser”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
French
rebours
churlish, disagreeable; opposite, reverse
2
Late Latin
reburrus
with bristling hair
Words derived from “rebourser”
rebrousser
à rebrousse-poil
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