English

electroimpulse

From electro- + impulse.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

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Latin pellō ‘push, drive’

Latin impellō ‘push, drive’

Latin impulsus ‘pushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed…’

Middle French impulser

Today it means

noun An electrical impulse.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electroimpulse