Etymology of the English word propulsion
the English word
propulsionderived from the Medieval Latin word
propulsioderived from the Latin word
propulsusderived from the Latin word
propellere (drive forward, forth; drive away)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Latin word
pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Usage
Word found in Modern English
