Where does “impulsare” come from?
impulsare (Late Latin) comes from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, 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.
Ancestry of “impulsare”, step by step
impulsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pulsare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 3 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 4 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Latin impellere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | impellere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | impello | I push, drive or strike against something;... |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |