Where does “impel” come from?

Impel comes from Middle English impellen, from Latin impellere meaning to drive forward, composed of Latin in- and the root pelh₂- meaning to thrust or drive.

impel (English): To urge a person; to press on; to incite to...

Definitions

To urge a person; to press on; to incite to...

Ancestry of “impel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	impellen	—
2	Latin	impellō	to push, drive or strike against something; assail
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “impel”

impelling
impeller
impelleth
reimpel
impellingness
impeler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →