Etymology of the English word pushover
the English word
pushoverderived from the English word
pushderived from the Old French word
pousserderived from the Latin word
pulsare (beat; pulsate)
derived from the Latin word
pulsumderived from the Latin word
pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the English word
overderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*uberiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperUsage
Word found in Modern English