Etymology of the English word impulse
the English word
impulsederived from the Latin word
impulsus (shock, impact; incitement)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
impellere (drive, persuade, impel)
using the Latin prefix
im-derived from the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of impulse in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
impuls, French
impulsion, German
Impuls, Italian
impulso, Italian
impulsione, Latin
impulsus, Lithuanian
impulsas, Norwegian
impuls, Russian
импyльc, Swedish
impulsUsage
Word found in Modern English
