propel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 171 words | Copyright

propel † expel XV; drive forward XVII. — L. prōpellere, f. PRO-1 + pellere drive.
So propulsion XVII. — medL. prōpulsiō, -ōn-.

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