repeal

The story

1. Latin · derived fromrepellō“drive or thrust back”
2. Old French · derived fromrapeler“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrepeler
4. English todayrepeal

From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.