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1. Etymology of the English word pulse

the English word pulse
derived from the English word pous
derived from the Latin word pulsus (stroke; beat; pulse)
derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-
derived from the Old French word pulse
derived from the Latin word pulsus (stroke; beat; pulse)
derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-
derived from the Latin word pulsare (beat; pulsate)
derived from the Latin word pulsum
derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

Derivations in English

aeropulse, pulsebeat, pulsimeter, pulsometer, pulsar

Derivations in other languages

French pulsé

Cognates

Dutch pols, French pouls, German Puls, Italian polso, Latin pulsus, Lithuanian pulsas, Norwegian puls, Polish puls, Russian пyльc, Spanish pulso, Swedish puls

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word pulse

derived from the English word pulse
derived from the English word pols
derived from the Old French word pols
derived from the Latin word puls (meal, porridge, mush)

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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