repeal
v.
late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal, v.). Related: Repealed; repealing.
n.
late 15c., from repeal, v., or from Anglo-French repel, Old French rapel (Modern French rappel) "a recall appeal," back-formation from rapeler.