Etymograph

English

expulsion

Expulsion comes from Latin expulsio ‘expulsion (driving out)’, from Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰ1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs1‘out’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eks1reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnō1‘to approach’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellō1‘drive out’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpellō2‘to drive or thrust out or away’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpulsio3as expulsio‘expulsion (driving out)’
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400expulsion3
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expulsioun3
  10. Englishtodayexpulsion3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin expello
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin expulsio
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English expulsion

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰWiktionary, Latin expelloreconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰsWiktionary, Latin expello‘out’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksWiktionary, Latin expelloreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnōWiktionary, Latin expello‘to approach’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellōWiktionary, Latin expello‘drive out’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpellōWiktionary, Latin expulsio‘to drive or thrust out or away’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpulsioWiktionary, English expulsionas expulsio‘expulsion (driving out)’
  8. Old Frenchc. 842–1400expulsionWiktionary, English expulsion
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500expulsiounWiktionary, English expulsion
  10. EnglishtodayexpulsionWiktionary, English expulsion

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *eks

ex, elevator, elevation, elevate, 20 more

through Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’

impulse, 12 more

through Latin pellō ‘drive out’

appeal, repeal, pulse, appellate, compel, compulsory, repel, propel, expel, compulsive, propulsion, 20 more

Today it means

noun The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “expulsion”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin expello, Latin expulsio. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / expulsion

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