Where does “repugnance” come from?

repugnance (Old French) comes from Latin repugnantia, from Latin repugnāre.

Ancestry of “repugnance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepugnantiaresistance, opposition; contradiction,...
2Latinrepugnāre

Words derived from “repugnance

Every word from Latin repugnāreEvery word from Latin repugnantia