Where does “pulsante” come from?

pulsante (Italian) comes from Latin pulsans, from Latin pulsō, 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.

pulsante (Italian): button; present participle of pulsare

Definitions

  1. button; present participle of pulsare

Ancestry of “pulsante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsanspushing; striking, beating, battering, hammering,...
2Latinpulsōto push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on; pulsate
3Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulsante

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō