Where does “wavepulse” come from?

wavepulse (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.

wavepulse (English): A wave of very short duration

Definitions

  1. A wave of very short duration

Ancestry of “wavepulse”, step by step

wavepulse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pulse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulseA normally regular beat felt when arteries are...
2Middle Englishpulse
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English wave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
2Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
3Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-