myEtymology.com: English etymology of compulsion

Etymology of the English word compulsion

the English word compulsion

derived from the Old French word compulsion

derived from the Late Latin word compulsio (compulsion; urging)

derived from the Latin word compulsus (striking together)

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-

derived from the Latin word compulsere

The earliest known usage of compulsion in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English