myEtymology.com: English etymology of compelling

Etymology of the English word compelling

the English word compelling

derived from the English word compel

derived from the Latin word compellere (drive together , round up; force)

using the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

using the English suffix -ing

Word found in Modern English