Propulsion

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early 17th century (in the sense ‘expulsion’): from medieval Latin propulsio(n-), from Latin propellere ‘drive before (oneself)’.


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Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello(“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).


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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.