Etymology of the English word repel
the English word
repelderived from the French word
repelderived from the Latin word
repellere (drive, push, thrust back)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Date
The earliest known usage of repel in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
repelled,
repellingUsage
Word found in Modern English
