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- Latin · derived fromrepugnantia
- Old French · derived fromrepugnance, repugnaunce
- Middle English · inherited fromrepugnance, repugnaunce
- English todayrepugnance
From Middle English repugnance, repugnaunce, from Old French repugnance, repugnaunce (French répugnance) and its etymon Latin repugnantia. Doublet of repugnancy.
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