Where does “palpator” come from?

palpator (English) comes from Latin palpator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

palpator (English): One who palpates; A device for palpating; One of...

Definitions

  1. One who palpates; A device for palpating; One of...

Ancestry of “palpator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalpatorstroker; cajoler, flatterer
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr