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 | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impel”