compulsory

/kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/ · adj

Meaning

Required; obligatory; mandatory.
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Something that is compulsory or required.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

ġenīedelīċ(ang)→
compulsus(Latin)→
compulsorius(la-lat)→
compulsory (English)
Relations: bor, der, cog

Related words

compulsorius(la-lat)compulsus(Latin)ġenīedelīċ(ang)compul(Chinese)compulsorio(Spanish)

Descendant words

compul(Chinese) (der)
compulsorio(Spanish) (bor)

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