Middle English word repellen comes from Latin pulsare, Latin re-, Latin pellere
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pulsare | Latin (lat) | |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| pellere | Latin (lat) | |
| repello | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I drive away, reject, remove, discard; keep off, hold back, ward off, repulse.. (figuratively) I reject, refuse, refute, confute, repel.. I drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel. |
| repeller | Old French (fro) | |
| repellen | Middle English (enm) |