ENGLISH ROOT WORD: pell-, puls- "drive", "push" from Latin pellere, pulsus

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【pell-, puls-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "pellere," and "pulsus." It carries the basic meaning of "drive," and "push."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pell-, puls-"]

appeal ****[1669] An appeal is a serious and urgent request.
compel **[3653] If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
compelling **[3585] A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
compulsory **[4043] If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
impulse **[3567] An impulse is a sudden desire to do something.
pulse **[4401] Your pulse is the regular beating of blood through your body, which you can feel when you touch particular parts of your body, especially your wrist.
push ****[396] When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position.

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[WORD ROOT]root pell
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] peal, pel, pell, puls, pulse, push
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) pellere, pulsus
[MEANING]root drive, push

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 pellere to push, drive, beat, strike, rouse, impel
• 【Latin】 pulsus [pp of pellere] beating

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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appeal ★★★★[1669] noun from appeal 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 An appeal is a serious and urgent request.
【pl.】 ( appeals
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ap(ad); to, toward ⑵ peal(pell); drive, push
【Etymology】 《Latin appellare》 [iterative of appellere] to accost, address, appeal to, summon, name
【First Known Meaning】 proceeding taken to reverse a decision by submitting it to the review of a higher authority
【DERIVATIVEs】 appealable, appealer, appeal

compel ★★[3653] verb from compel 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 compelled, compelled, compelling, compels
【SYNONYM】 force
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together ⑵ pel(pell); drive, push
【Etymology】 《Latin compellere》 [com-+pellere] to drive together, force, force to go
【First Known Meaning】 to drive or urge irresistibly by physical or moral force,
【DERIVATIVEs】 compel, compellable, compellably, compeller, compulsion, compulsive, compulsorily, compulsoriness, compulsory

compelling ★★[3585] adjective from compel 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
【COMPOSITION】 compel + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together ⑵ pell; drive, push ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin compellere》 [com-+pellere] to drive together, force, force to go
【DERIVATIVEs】 compellingly, compelling

compulsory ★★[4043] adjective from compulsion 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
【SYNONYM】 mandatory
【ANTONYM】 voluntary
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with, completely ⑵ puls(pell); drive, push ⑶ ory; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pellere》 to push, drive, beat, strike, rouse, impel
【DERIVATIVEs】 compel, compellable, compellably, compeller, compulsion, compulsive, compulsorily, compulsoriness, compulsory

impulse ★★[3567] noun from impulse 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 An impulse is a sudden desire to do something.
【pl.】 impulses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(in); in, on ⑵ pulse(pell); drive, push
【Etymology】 《Latin pellere》 to push, drive, beat, strike, rouse, impel
【First Known Meaning】 an act of impelling, a thrust, push
【DERIVATIVEs】 impulsive, impulsively, impulsiveness, impulse

pulse ★★[4401] noun from pulse 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 Your pulse is the regular beating of blood through your body, which you can feel when you touch particular parts of your body, especially your wrist.
【pl.】 pulses
【SYNONYM】 rhythm
【ROOTs】 pulse(pell); drive, push
【Etymology】 《Latin pellere》 to push, drive, beat, strike, rouse, impel
【First Known Meaning】 ① a throb, a beat, ② peas, beans, lentils
【DERIVATIVEs】 pulsate, pulseless, pulse

push ★★★★[396] verb from push 〈 pell
【DEFINITION】 When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position.
【Declension/Conjugation】 pushed, pushed, pushing, pushes
【SYNONYM】 press
【ROOTs】 push(pell); drive, push
【Etymology】 《Latin pellere》 to push, drive, beat, strike, rouse, impel
【DERIVATIVEs】 pushy, push

Other words containing "pell-, puls-"; appealable, appealer, appealing, appulse, compellable, compellably, compellation, compeller, compellingly, compulsion, compulsive, compulsively, compulsorily, compulsoriness, dispel, expel, expulsion, impel, impulsive, impulsively, impulsiveness, pell, propel, propellent, propeller, propulsion, propulsive, propulsor, pulsate, pulseless, pushy, repel, repellence, repellency, repellent, repeller, repulsion, repulsive

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

patr-
pati-, pass-
path
pasta
pass
particip
part
parent
pare
par

 

 

 

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