Where does “propulsif” come from?

propulsif (French) comes from Latin propulsus, from Latin prōpellō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

propulsif (French): propulsive

Definitions

  1. propulsive

Ancestry of “propulsif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpropulsuspropelled
2Latinprōpellōto drive, push or urge forth or forward; hurl, propel
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “propulsif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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