The word part "puls" is a root that means "pushed".

-puls- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "push; drive.'' This meaning is found in such words as: compulsion, expulsion, impulse, impulsive, propulsion, ...

From or akin to Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”), or alternatively of substrate origin.

3 февр. 2021 г. · "to beat, throb," as the arteries or the heart, early 15c., pulsen, from pulse (n.1) or else from Latin pulsare "to beat, throb." Related: ...

Оценка 3,9 (22) compel to force someone to do something; to drive someone into action. dispel to drive away; to force out of one's mind; to go away.

23 окт. 2024 г. · The root of "puls" lies in the Latin verb "pulsare", meaning "to beat, strike, or push". This core concept carries through to various English ...

24 нояб. 2024 г. · The meaning of PULSE is the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of ...

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pulse. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.

Pulse definition: the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, ...