Etymology

impulsion

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Today it means: The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. Full definition →

Middle English impulsioun ← Old French impulsion ← Latin impulsio, impulsionem
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpulsio, impulsionem
  2. Old French · derived fromimpulsion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromimpulsioun
  4. English todayimpulsion

From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

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