Latin

pellō

‘to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pellō.

32 English words in this record descend from Latin pellō, most familiar first.

• appeal ← apel ← apel ← apelerdeverb. ← appellāre
• pulse ← pulsāre ← pulsō
• repeal ← repeler ← rapeler ← repellō
• impulse ← impulser ← impulsus ← impellō
• compulsory ← compulsorius ← compulsus ← compellō
• propulsion ← propulsio ← propello
• expulsion ← expulsioun ← expulsio ← expellō
• appellate ← appellātus ← appellō
• compulsive ← compulsif ← compulsus ← compellere
• compel ← compellen ← compellir ← compellere
• expel ← expellere
• repel ← repellen ← *repeller ← repellere

More words from pellō

• propel
• dispel
• repellent
• pelt
• repulse
• impel
• rappel
• impulsion
• interpellation
• propellent
• appellative
• propulsor
• compellable
• compulsative
• depulse
• depulsion
• impulsor
• propulse
• propulsation
• retropulsive
• push

Etymograph / Latin pellō