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Where does “poussette” come from?

poussette (French) comes from French pousser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, 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.

poussette (French): pushchair , stroller; pushpin

Definitions

  1. pushchair , stroller; pushpin

Ancestry of “poussette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpousserto push; to urge on, encourage; to grow
2Latinpulsarepresent active infinitive of pulsō; second-person...
3LatinpulsoI push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;...
4Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
5Latinpellō—
6Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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