Where does “autopropulsé” come from?
autopropulsé (French) comes from French propulsé, from French propulser, from Latin propulso, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
autopropulsé (French): self-propelled
Ancestry of “autopropulsé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | propulsé | past participle of propulser |
| 2 | French | propulser | to propel; to propulse |
| 3 | Latin | propulso | I drive forward, propel; I drive back, ward off,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |