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impulsor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin impellō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin impulsorbor. English impulsor Borrowed from Latin impulsor.