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Etymology of the English word repulsive

the English word repulsive
derived from the English word repulse
derived from the Late Latin word repulsus (reverberation; reflection; echo)
derived from the Latin word repellere (drive, push, thrust back)
using the Latin prefix re-
derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-
using the English suffix -ive
derived from the French suffix -ive
derived from the Latin suffix -ivus




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