Where does “repugnance” come from?
repugnance (Old French) comes from Latin repugnantia, from Latin repugnāre.
Ancestry of “repugnance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repugnantia | resistance, opposition; contradiction,... |
| 2 | Latin | repugnāre | — |