We have to "go" to Latin in order to find the etymological origin of the term impetus that concerns us now. Specifically, we can state that it is a word that derives from the word "impetus", which can be translated as "strength" or "rapture" and that it is the result of the sum of two lexical components of said language:
-The prefix «in-«, which means «inwards» or «against».
-The verb "petere", which is synonymous with "search" or "go to".
The notion of momentum has several uses. The term can be used synonymously with impulse : the force - physical or symbolic - that makes something move .
By extension, vehemence , energy or verve is known as impetus. For example: "Thanks to the impetus of its captain, the visiting team managed to shorten the distance" , "A racing driver must know how to control his impetus so as not to make risky maneuvers" , "The impetus of the young people is helping to carry this team forward". neighborhood" .
In addition to the words indicated, there are others that also function as synonyms for impetus. This would be the case, for example, of fury, impulse, determination, eagerness, ardor, vigor, vitality , outburst or effort.
On the contrary, among the terms that act as antonyms of the word in question we find calm, discouragement, tranquility, peace, softness, discouragement, pachorra or apathy, for example.
Let's take the case of a group of teenagers who are trying to raise money to pay for their end-of-study trip (also called graduate trip ). The lack of support makes many of the young people discouraged, but others show their drive and continue trying to raise funds. In this way, those with the greatest drive go house to house and business to business trying to sell raffles, food and other products.
The idea of momentum can also refer to the amount of movement . Also called momentum or linear momentum , in this context impetus is a vector physical magnitude that refers to the movement carried out by a body.
For classical mechanics, momentum is the product of the mass of an element and its velocity at a certain moment. Thus, the momentum of a 50-kilogram body that reaches a speed of 100 kilometers per hour is 5,000 kg km/h. When two bodies move at the same speed, the one with greater mass has more momentum.
In the same way, we cannot forget to highlight that there are different songs that have the term we are addressing in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of "El ímpetu", a composition that the famous Cádiz guitarist Paco de Lucía (1947 - 2014) presented and published within his album "El mundo del flamenco" and also of another that was called "The Fabulous Guitar of Paco de Lucía" (1967). He is considered the best flamenco guitarist of all time.
That song, por bulerías, was created by the Alicante composer Mario Escudero (1928 – 2004).