Where does “impulsion” come from?
Impulsion comes from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio (a driving forward), composed of Latin in- (in) and the root pelh₂- (to push).
impulsion (English): The act of impelling or driving onward, or the...
Definitions
- The act of impelling or driving onward, or the...
Ancestry of “impulsion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | impulsioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | impulsion | — |
| 3 | Latin | impulsio | influence; impulse, incitement, instigation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |