LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

compulsiō

compulsiō f (genitive compulsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. compulsion
  2. constraint

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompulsiōcompulsiōnēs
genitivecompulsiōniscompulsiōnum
dativecompulsiōnīcompulsiōnibus
accusativecompulsiōnemcompulsiōnēs
ablativecompulsiōnecompulsiōnibus
vocativecompulsiōcompulsiōnēs

compulsĭo, ōnis, f. compello.
I. An urging, constraint, compulsion, Dig. 36, 1, 14, § 1 sqq.—
II. A dunning, Cassiod. Var. 12, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincompulsiō

Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin compellō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin compulsiō From compellō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompulsió
  • Englishcompulsion
  • Frenchcompulsion
  • Italiancompulsione
  • Portuguesecompulsão
  • Spanishcompulsión
  • Galiciancompulsión
  • Siciliancummissiuni

Quick answers

What does compulsiō mean in Latin?
compulsiō, a noun, means “compulsion; constraint”.
What is the genitive of compulsiō?
The genitive singular is compulsiōnis. compulsiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does compulsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compulsiō.