English
impulsion
Impulsion comes from Latin impulsio ‘impulse, incitement, instigation’, from impellō ‘to push, drive or strike against something’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*en-‘in, into, in-’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnō‘to approach’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellō‘push, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpellō‘to push, drive or strike against something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpulsioas impulsio‘impulse, incitement, instigation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impulsion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500impulsioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1581impulsion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*en-‘in, into, in-’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnō‘to approach’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellō‘push, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpellō‘to push, drive or strike against something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpulsioas impulsio‘impulse, incitement, instigation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impulsion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500impulsioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1581impulsion
Earliest quotation: 1581, Peter Martyr, A Booke of Notes and Common places: “Farther, Chrisostome upon this place saith, that Paule when…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
in, internal, entrance, indigenous, intern, endo, dysentery, interregnum, enteral, 31 more
through Proto-Italic *en ‘in’
encounter, intimate, ensemble, intestine, agog, intimation, 7 more
through Proto-Italic *en- ‘in, into, in-’
infirmary, incense, incubation, infirm, incubus, incubate, censer, 6 more
through Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’
through Latin pellō ‘push, drive’
appeal, repeal, pulse, appellate, expel, repel, propel, compulsory, dispel, compel, pelt, propulsion, compulsive, expulsion, rappel, 15 more
through Latin impellō ‘to push, drive or strike against something’
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / impulsion