Where does “pulsewidth” come from?
pulsewidth (English) comes from English pulse, from Middle English pulse, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pulsewidth (English): The width of a pulse
Definitions
- The width of a pulse
Ancestry of “pulsewidth”, step by step
pulsewidth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pulse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pulse | A normally regular beat felt when arteries are... |
| 2 | Middle English | pulse | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 4 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English width
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | width | The state of being wide; The measurement of the... |
| 2 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 3 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |