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Where does “pulsar” come from?

pulsar (Ido) comes from Esperanto pulsi, from English pulsate, from English pulsation, from Latin pulsatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pulsar (Ido): to push, thrust, impel; to beat, throb, pulsate

Definitions

  1. to push, thrust, impel; to beat, throb, pulsate

Ancestry of “pulsar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopulsito pulsate; to throb
2EnglishpulsateTo expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or...
3EnglishpulsationThe regular throbbing of the heart, an artery...
4Latinpulsatiobeating, striking
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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