Where does “impeller” come from?
impeller (English) comes from English impel, from Middle English impellen, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impeller (English): Something which or someone who impels, usually a...
Definitions
- Something which or someone who impels, usually a...
Ancestry of “impeller”, step by step
impeller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impel | To urge a person; to press on; to incite to... |
| 2 | Middle English | impellen | — |
| 3 | Latin | impellō | to push, drive or strike against something; assail |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |