Pel(e) [Pele, Pel]

Morpheme

Pel(e) [Pele, Pel]

Type

bound base

Denotation

to push, drive, hurl, thrust out, beat, strike

Etymology

Latin -pellāre, from pellere

Evidence

appel, appellant, appellate, appellee, appellor, appels, compel, compellable, compellably, compellation, compelled, compellence, compeller, compelling, compels, expel, expellable, expelled, expellee, expeller, expelling, expels, impel, impelled, impellent, impeller, impelling, impels, interpellation, nonappellate, nonpropelled, propel, propellable, propellant, propelled, propellent, propeller, propelling, propelment, propels, rappel, rappeled, rappeler, rappeling, rappelled, rappelling, rappels, recompel, reexpel, repel, repelled, repellency, repellent, repelling, repels, repropel, uncompellable, unexpelled, unpropelled

Notes

appel and appeal are doublets
repel and repeal are doublets

See Also

Pulse, Peal, Push

Homographs

Pel(e) [Pele, Pel], pel-