Etymology

impulsor

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Today it means: One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator. Full definition →

Latin impulsor ← Proto-Italic *pelnō ← Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  7. Proto-Italic*pelnō
  8. Latinpellō
  9. Latinimpellō
  10. Latinimpulsor
  11. English todayimpulsor

Borrowed from Latin impulsor.

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