English
propulsor
Propulsor comes from Latin prōpellō ‘propel’, from pellō ‘push, drive’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnō‘to approach’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellō‘push, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpellō‘propel’
- Englishtodaypropulsor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnō‘to approach’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellō‘push, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpellō‘propel’
- Englishtodaypropulsor
Formed from -or
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- ‘to approach’
through Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’
impulse, repellent, repulse, 10 more
through Latin pellō ‘push, drive’
appeal, repeal, pulse, appellate, compel, expel, repel, dispel, compulsory, expulsion, pelt, compulsive, impel, rappel, 16 more
through Latin prōpellō ‘propel’
Today it means
noun A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *pelnō / propulsor