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pulsus.

stroke; beat; pulse; impulse;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʊɫ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpul.sus]
  1. pulse, impulse, beat, stroke

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin pulsus From pellō + -sus (action noun).

verb[ˈpʊɫ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpul.sus]
  1. expelled, kicked out, having been kicked out.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. pushed, shoved, having been pushed.

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of pellō (“push, expel”). Displaced Proto-Italic *poltos, perfect passive participle of *pelnasi (“to bring close”), which would have yielded *pultus.

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