Etymology of the English word repugnant
the English word
repugnantderived from the Old French word
repugnantderived from the Latin word
repugnansderived 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 repugnant in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
