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repugno.

to fight against

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈpʊŋ.noː]Classical-Latin[reˈpuɲ.ɲo]
  1. to fight against

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  2. to oppose

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  3. to resist or defend oneself

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  4. to struggle (often with an "against oneself" implied)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pugno Latin repugnō From re- (“against”) + pugno (“fight”).

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