Where does “pousseis” come from?
pousseis (Middle French) comes from Middle French pousser, from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pousseis (Middle French): strike; hit; clash; battle; combat
Definitions
- strike; hit; clash; battle; combat
Ancestry of “pousseis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pousser | — |
| 2 | Old French | poulser | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 5 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 6 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |