Where does “retropulsion” come from?
retropulsion (English) comes from English pulsion, from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio, 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.
retropulsion (English): a tendency to step or walk backwards...
Definitions
- a tendency to step or walk backwards...
Ancestry of “retropulsion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pulsion | The act of driving forward; propulsion; A... |
| 2 | French | pulsion | drive, urge |
| 3 | Latin | pulsio | — |
| 4 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 5 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |