Where does “impulsively” come from?
Impulsively derives from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus, combining the Latin prefix in- (from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, meaning to drive or push) with the Latin suffix -ivus (from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós).
impulsively (English): In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse
Definitions
- In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse
Ancestry of “impulsively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impulsive | Having the power of driving or impelling; giving... |
| 2 | Middle French | impulsif | — |
| 3 | Latin | impulsivus | impulsive |
| 4 | Latin | impulsus | pushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or... |
| 5 | Latin | impellō | to push, drive or strike against something; assail |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |