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Where does “impulsiv” come from?

impulsiv (Danish) comes from Danish impuls, 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.

impulsiv (Danish): impulsive

Definitions

  1. impulsive

Ancestry of “impulsiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishimpulsimpulse; momentum
2Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
3Latinimpellō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →