Where does “pulsate” come from?
Pulsate comes from Latin pulsatus, the past participle of pulso, derived from Latin pellere meaning to drive or push, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- with the same sense.
pulsate (English): To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or...
Definitions
- To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or...
Ancestry of “pulsate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pulsation | The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery... |
| 2 | Latin | pulsatio | beating, striking |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |