Where does “expulsar” come from?

expulsar (Occitan) 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.

expulsar (Occitan): to eject, to expel

Definitions

  1. to eject, to expel

Ancestry of “expulsar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpulsoI expel; dative masculine singular of expulsus;...
2Latinexpulsusdriven out, expelled; having been driven out or...
3Latinexpellōto drive or thrust out or away; expel, eject, banish; dislodge
4Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō