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Where does “pouls” come from?

pouls (French) comes 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.

pouls (French): pulse

Definitions

  1. pulse

Ancestry of “pouls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
2Latinpellō—
3Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pouls”

  • puls
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