Etymology of the English word repeal
the English word
repealderived from the Old French word
repelerusing the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
apelerderived from the Latin word
appellare (call; address; dun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
repelerderived from the Old French word
rapelerusing the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
apelerderived from the Latin word
appellare (call; address; dun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Date
The earliest known usage of repeal in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
repealed,
repealingUsage
Word found in Modern English
