英语词汇propulsion的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	propulsion
词源	propulsion n. 1610s, "expulsion, action of driving away" (a sense now obsolete), noun of action from propuls-, past-participle stem of Latin propellere "to propel" (see propel). The meaning "act of driving forward; propulsive force" is attested by 1799. Entries linking to propulsion propel v. mid-15c., propellen, "to drive away, expel," from Latin propellere "push forward, drive forward, drive forth; move, impel," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + pellere "to push, drive" (from PIE root *pel- (5) "to thrust, strike, drive"). Meaning "to drive onward, cause to move forward" is from 1650s. Related: Propelled; propelling. updated on December 16, 2020
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propulsion n.