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Where does “rebelle” come from?

rebelle (Old French) comes from Latin rebellis, from Latin rebellō, 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.

rebelle (Old French): rebellious; rebel

Definitions

  1. rebellious; rebel

Ancestry of “rebelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrebellisThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent,...
2Latinrebellō—
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 “rebelle”

  • rebel
  • reb
  • rebeldom
  • rebelleth
  • antirebel
  • nonrebel
  • Euro-rebel
  • rebeless
  • rebelsome
  • rebelle
  • rebel
  • rebellie
  • rebell
  • rebell
  • rebell
  • rebel
  • rebelle
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