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Where does “expulser” come from?

expulser (French) comes from Latin expulso, from Latin expulsus, from Latin expellō, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

expulser (French): to expel; to send off

Definitions

  1. to expel; to send off

Ancestry of “expulser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpulsoI expel; dative masculine singular of expulsus;...
2Latinexpulsusdriven out, expelled; having been driven out or...
3Latinexpellō—
4Latinpellō—
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “expulser”

  • expulse
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