Where does “repulsie” come from?
repulsie (Romanian) comes from French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, from Latin repulsus, from Latin repellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
repulsie (Romanian): repulsion
Definitions
- repulsion
Ancestry of “repulsie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | répulsion | repulsion |
| 2 | Late Latin | repulsio | — |
| 3 | Latin | repulsus | having been rejected, repulsed, repelled; having... |
| 4 | Latin | repellō | to drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |