English
impulsor
Impulsor comes from Latin impulsor ‘inciter, instigator’, 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‘to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpellō‘to push, drive or strike against something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpulsor‘inciter, instigator’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658same form
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‘to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpellō‘to push, drive or strike against something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpulsor‘inciter, instigator’
- Englishearliest quotation 1658same form
Earliest quotation: 1658, Sir Thomas Browne: “Which consisting of two Vectes or armes, converted towards…”
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 ‘to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel’
appeal, repeal, pulse, appellate, expel, repel, propel, dispel, compel, propulsion, expulsion, pelt, compulsory, compulsive, rappel, 15 more
through Latin impellō ‘to push, drive or strike against something’
Today it means
noun One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / impulsor