Where does “pulsar” come from?
pulsar (Portuguese) comes from English pulsar, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
pulsar (Portuguese): to pulse, beat, pulsate
Definitions
- to pulse, beat, pulsate
Ancestry of “pulsar”, step by step
pulsar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pulsar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pulsar | A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses... |
| 2 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 3 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 4 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Latin pulsāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 3 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |