Proto-Italic

*pelnō

‘to approach’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *pelnō.

28 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *pelnō, most familiar first.

• appeal ← apel ← apel ← apelerdeverb. ← appellāre
• pulse ← pulsāre ← pulsō ← pellō
• repeal ← repeler ← rapeler ← repellō ← pellō
• impulse ← impulser ← impulsus ← impellō ← pellō
• compulsory ← compulsorius ← compulsus ← compellō ← pellō
• propulsion ← propulsio ← propello ← pellō
• expulsion ← expulsioun ← expulsio ← expellō ← pellō
• compulsive ← compulsif ← compulsus ← compellere ← pellō
• compel ← compellen ← compellir ← compellere ← pellō
• expel ← expellere ← pellō
• repel ← repellen ← *repeller ← repellere ← pellō
• propel ← propellen ← propellō ← pellō

More words from *pelnō

• dispel
• repellent
• pelt
• repulse
• impel
• rappel
• impulsion
• propellent
• propulsor
• compellable
• depulse
• depulsion
• impulsor
• propulse
• propulsation
• retropulsive

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *pelnō