Where does “pushrod” come from?
pushrod (English) comes from English push, from Middle English pushen, from Middle French pousser, from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pushrod (English): A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker...
Definitions
- A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker...
Ancestry of “pushrod”, step by step
pushrod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English push
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | push | To apply a force to such that it moves away from... |
| 2 | Middle English | pushen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pousser | — |
| 4 | Old French | poulser | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 7 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 8 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |