Etymograph

English

pulsative

Pulsative comes from Latin pulsativus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulsativus1
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pulsatif1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1997pulsative1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pulsative
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: “It was this vital spirit which was mainly responsible…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulsativusWiktionary, English pulsative
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pulsatifWiktionary, English pulsative
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1997pulsativeWiktionary, English pulsative. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: “It was this vital spirit which was mainly responsible…”

Every English word from Latin pulsativus

Today it means

adj Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pulsative”. 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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