Where does “repugnanță” come from?
repugnanță (Romanian) comes from French répugnance, from French répugnant, from Middle French repugnant, from Old French repugnant, from Latin repugnāns, from Latin repugnō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
repugnanță (Romanian): repugnance
Definitions
- repugnance
Ancestry of “repugnanță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | répugnance | repugnance |
| 2 | French | répugnant | disgusting, repugnant; present participle of... |
| 3 | Middle French | repugnant | repugnant; repulsive |
| 4 | Old French | repugnant | contradictory; opposing; adversary |
| 5 | Latin | repugnāns | opposing |
| 6 | Latin | repugnō | to fight against |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |