Where does “impulsar” come from?

impulsar (Catalan) comes from Spanish impulso, from Latin impulsus, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impulsar (Catalan): to impel, force; to push on, kickstart

Definitions

  1. to impel, force; to push on, kickstart

Ancestry of “impulsar”, step by step

impulsar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish impulso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishimpulsodrive, urge; impulse, pulse
2Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
3Latinimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Latin impulsāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpulsāre
2Latinpulsāre
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “impulsar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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