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Where does “pulso” come from?

pulso (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pulso, from Old Spanish pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulso (Chavacano): pulse

Definitions

  1. pulse

Ancestry of “pulso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpulsopulse; arm-wrestle
2Old Spanishpulso—
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellō—
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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