Where does “impulse” come from?

impulse (Latin) 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.

impulse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of impulsus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of impulsus

Ancestry of “impulse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
2Latinimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →