LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

compulsus

compulsus (feminine compulsa, neuter compulsum)

Meaning

  1. participlecompelled
  2. participleurged

compulsus, a, um, Part., from compello.
compulsus, ūs, m. compello,
I. a (hostile) striking together, App. M. 8, p. 203, 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin compellō Latin compulsus Perfect passive participle of compellō.

Quick answers

What does compulsus mean in Latin?
compulsus, a verb, means “compelled; urged”.
What are the principal parts of compulsus?
compulsus, compulsa, compulsum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does compulsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compulsus.