compellir

Middle French

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥néh₂ti
Proto-Italic *pelnō
Latin pellō
Latin compellerelbor.
Middle French compellir

    14th century, borrowed from Latin compellere.

    Verb

    compellir

    1. to compel; to force someone to do something

    Conjugation

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    Descendants

    • → English: compel

    References

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