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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

  1. strike; hit; clash; battle; combat

Ancestry of “pousseis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpousser—
2Old Frenchpoulser—
3Latinpulsarepresent active infinitive of pulsō; second-person...
4LatinpulsoI push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;...
5Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
6Latinpellō—
7Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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