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Where does “pulsandus” come from?

pulsandus (Latin) comes 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.

pulsandus (Latin): which is to be beat

Definitions

  1. which is to be beat

Ancestry of “pulsandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsō—
2Latinpellō—
3Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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