Etymology

propulsion

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Today it means: The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse. Full definition →

Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis ← Latin propello
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompropello“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompropulsio, propulsionis
  3. English todaypropulsion

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpropello all →

propelpropulsor

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