Vulsion
/ˈvʌl.ʃən/noun
The act of pulling, plucking, or tearing away.
Did you know?Vulsion comes from Latin vellere, “to pluck or tear,” the same root behind medical terms such as avulsion and convulsion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“To tear, pluck, or pull away”
Classical Latin
Latin
vellere
“To pluck, pull, or tear”
Classical Latin
Latin
vulsio
“A plucking, pulling, or tearing”
Middle English
Latin/English
vulsion
“The act of pulling or tearing”
Modern English
English
vulsion
“A rare term for pulling, plucking, or tearing away”