Etymograph

English

pulsator

Pulsator comes from Latin pulsō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulsōas pulsator
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1971pulsator

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulsōas pulsator
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1971pulsator

Earliest quotation: 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background: “Model washing-machines containing a large tank with a realistic…”

Linked words

through Latin pulsō

push, pulse, 5 more

Today it means

noun Any pulsating astronomical object

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

Etymograph / Latin pulsō / pulsator