Where does “convulsive” come from?
convulsive (French) comes from French convulsif, from French convulsion, from Latin convulsiō, from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō — to hit, to strike.
convulsive (French): feminine singular of convulsif
Definitions
- feminine singular of convulsif
Ancestry of “convulsive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | convulsif | convulsive |
| 2 | French | convulsion | convulsion |
| 3 | Latin | convulsiō | convulsion |
| 4 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 5 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 7 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |