Where does “empuxo” come from?
empuxo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese empuxar, from Latin impulsāre, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, 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.
empuxo (Portuguese): a pushing force; buoyancy
Definitions
- a pushing force; buoyancy
Ancestry of “empuxo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | empuxar | — |
| 2 | Latin | impulsāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 5 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |