Etymology of the English word expel
the English word
expelderived from the Latin word
expellere (drive out, expel, banish)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Date
The earliest known usage of expel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
expellee,
expeller,
expelled,
expellingUsage
Word found in Modern English
