Impelled
/ɪmˈpɛld/noun
Driven or urged to take action.
Did you know?Impelled comes from Latin *impellere*, the same force-root behind English words for pushing, driving, and even the idea of an external power moving you.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“to drive, thrust, strike”
Latin
Latin
pellere
“to drive, push, strike”
Latin
Latin
impellere
“to drive against, urge, push forward”
Middle English
English
impellen
“to drive or urge on”
Modern English
English
impelled
“driven or urged to act”