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Where does “impulseless” come from?

impulseless (English) comes from English impulse, from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

impulseless (English): Devoid of impulses

Definitions

  1. Devoid of impulses

Ancestry of “impulseless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpulseA thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels; A...
2Middle Frenchimpulser—
3Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
4Latinimpellō—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →