Where does “pulse” come from?
Pulse comes from Latin pulsus, the past participle of pellere meaning to drive or push, which derives from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- with the same sense.
pulse (English): A normally regular beat felt when arteries are...
Definitions
- A normally regular beat felt when arteries are...
Ancestry of “pulse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pulse | — |
| 2 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 3 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |