Where does “pulsate” come from?
pulsate (Italian) comes from Italian pulsare, 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.
pulsate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “pulsate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pulsare | to beat, pulsate; to throb |
| 2 | Latin | pulsō | — |
| 3 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |