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Where does “repentir” come from?

repentir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin repoenitere, 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.

repentir (Old French): to repent

Definitions

  1. to repent

Ancestry of “repentir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrepoenitere—
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 “repentir”

  • repent
  • repentant
  • repenting
  • unrepentant
  • repenteth
  • repentantly
  • unrepentantly
  • unrepenting
  • repentest
  • repentingly
  • repenter
  • nonrepentant
  • unrepentable
  • unrepentingly
  • repentable
  • repentless
  • repentir
  • repente
  • repentaunt
  • repentant
  • repentir
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