English → Latin
“pulse” in Latin
artēriaa windpipe; an arteryvēnaa vein, blood vessel; a watercourse; a vein of metalslegūmenpulse, legume (leguminous plant); bean (plant)
The English word pulse itself goes back to Latin pellō, through pulsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pulse
Motion of an artery or vein, arteriarum or venarum pulsus (the beating of the pulse in the arteries or veins): arteriae or venae (arteries or veins themselves): Our pulses beat incessantly, venae micare non desinunt: the pulse is weak, arteriarum (venarum) exigui imbecillique pulsus sunt; beats irregularly or flutters, venae non aequis intervallis moventur; is quick, pulsus arteriae est citatus: it is a natural pulse, venae naturaliter sunt ordinatae (Cels.): to trust the pulse, which is very deceitful, venis maxime credere, fallacissimae rei: to make the pulse beat quicker, venas concitare, or resolvere, or movere, or turbare (all Cels., 3, 6): a slower, quicker pulse, venae leniores, celeriores (venae leniores celerioresve sunt et aetate et sexu et corporum natura; Cels.): to feel anybody’s pulse: (α) PROP., pulsum venarum attingere (Tac.); aliquem or alicujus manum tangere (Plin.); alicujus venas tentare (Suet.); apprehendere manu brachium (Cels.). (β) IMPROP. = to sound a man, aliquem tentare.
A leguminous plant, legumen.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pulse?
- The usual Latin words for “pulse” are artēria, vēna, legūmen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.