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Where does “impulso” come from?

impulso (Italian) comes from Latin impulsus, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impulso (Italian): impulse, drive, urge, boost; impulse, pulse, also...

Definitions

  1. impulse, drive, urge, boost; impulse, pulse, also...

Ancestry of “impulso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
2Latinimpellō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →