English
repugnancy
Repugnancy comes from Latin repugnō ‘to oppose’, from pugno ‘fight’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to punch, fist-fight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*puǵnosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pugnos‘fist’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnus‘a fist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugno‘fight’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErepugnōas repugnare‘to oppose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErepugnantia
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500repugnancie
- Englishearliest quotation 1559repugnancy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewǵ-‘to punch, fist-fight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*puǵnosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pugnos‘fist’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugnus‘a fist’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpugno‘fight’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErepugnōas repugnare‘to oppose’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErepugnantia
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500repugnancie
- Englishearliest quotation 1559repugnancy
Earliest quotation: 1559, William Cuningham, The Cosmographical Glasse: “For if the paralleles be of this nature, that…”
Equivalent to repugnant + -cy
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’
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Latin repugnare ‘to oppose, to fight against’
Latin repugnans ‘opposing’
Old French repugnant ‘opposing’
Middle English repugnaunt
English repugnant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’
point, fuck, punch, fist, pivot, poignant, puncture, pungent, pygmy, punto, punctuate, compunction, pugilist, 41 more
through Latin pugno ‘fight’
Today it means
noun The quality of being repugnant: offensiveness, repulsion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- / repugnancy