Etymograph

English

appulsion

Appulsion comes from Latin appulsiō ‘a landing, a putting ashore, an appulsion’, and goes back to appellō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellō1
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappulsiō1‘a landing, a putting ashore, an appulsion’
  3. Englishtodayappulsion1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English appulsion

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellōWiktionary, English appulsion
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappulsiōWiktionary, English appulsion‘a landing, a putting ashore, an appulsion’
  3. EnglishtodayappulsionWiktionary, English appulsion

Linked words

through Latin appellō

appeal, appellate, appellation, 2 more

Today it means

noun A driving or striking against; an appulse.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “appulsion”. 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 / Latin appellō / appulsion

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