Etymology of the English word repugn
the English word
repugnderived from the Old French word
repugnerderived from the Latin word
repugnare (fight back, oppose; be incompatible with)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
pugnare (fight; dispute; [pugnatum est => the battle raged])
derived from the Latin word
pugnus (fist)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peuk-Date
The earliest known usage of repugn in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
