Etymology of the Latin word repellere
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-Derivations in Latin
repulsus,
repellens,
repulsor,
repulsa,
repulsumDerivations in other languages
French
repel, Italian
repellere, Portuguese
repelir
