Where does “pulsus” come from?

pulsus (Latin) comes 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.

pulsus (Latin): pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...

Definitions

  1. pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...

Ancestry of “pulsus”, step by step

pulsus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pellō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
2Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latin pellere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust

Words derived from “pulsus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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