Etymograph

English

propulsatile

Propulsatile comes from Medieval Latin propulsio ‘term’.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500propulsio1‘term’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998propulsatile1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English propulsatile
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1998, Russian Journal of Developmental Biology: “Lymph hearts of lower vertebrates are propulsatile organs, whose…”.

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  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500propulsioWiktionary, English propulsatile‘term’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998propulsatileWiktionary, English propulsatile. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1998, Russian Journal of Developmental Biology: “Lymph hearts of lower vertebrates are propulsatile organs, whose…”

Every English word from Medieval Latin propulsio

Today it means

adj Serving to force the contents to move in a rapid outflow.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “propulsatile”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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