Where does “pushwall” come from?
pushwall (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.
pushwall (English): A wall that moves or triggers some other action...
Definitions
- A wall that moves or triggers some other action...
Ancestry of “pushwall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |