Where does “impelling” come from?
Impelling comes from Middle English impellen, from Latin impello meaning to drive forward, composed of Latin in- and Latin in combined with Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- meaning to thrust or drive.
impelling (English): present participle of impel
Definitions
- present participle of impel
Ancestry of “impelling”, step by step
| 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 |