Where does “impulsivity” come from?
Impulsivity comes from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus (tending to drive forward), derived from impellere (to drive into) with the suffix -ivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- (to thrust or drive).
impulsivity (English): The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness;...
Definitions
- The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness;...
Ancestry of “impulsivity”, 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 |