Where does “pulsa” come from?
pulsa (Romanian) comes from Latin pulsō, 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.
pulsa (Romanian): to pulsate, throb, beat
Definitions
- to pulsate, throb, beat
Ancestry of “pulsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pulsō | to push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on; pulsate |
| 2 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |