Where does “pursyf” come from?
pursyf (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman porsif, from French poussif, from French pousser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pursyf (Middle English): asthmatic, pursy
Definitions
- asthmatic, pursy
Ancestry of “pursyf”, step by step
pursyf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman porsif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | porsif | — |
| 2 | French | poussif | wheezy |
| 3 | French | pousser | to push; to urge on, encourage; to grow |
| 4 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 6 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 7 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Old French pousser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pousser | to push; to breathe with difficulty |