Where does “empuxón” come from?

empuxón (Galician) comes from Portuguese empuxar, from Latin impulsāre, from Latin pulsāre, 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.

empuxón (Galician): push

Definitions

  1. push

Ancestry of “empuxón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseempuxarto push, to impel
2Latinimpulsāre
3Latinpulsāre
4Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
5Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
6Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-