English
repugner
From repugn + -er.
Formed from repugn + -er
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch, fist-fight’
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Proto-Italic *pugnos ‘fist’
Latin pugnus ‘a fist’
Latin pugno ‘fight’
Latin repugno ‘to fight against’
English repugn
Today it means
noun Someone who repugns.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “repugner”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / repugner