Where does “palpitate” come from?
palpitate (English) comes from Latin palpitō, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
palpitate (English): To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of...
Definitions
- To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of...
Ancestry of “palpitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | palpitō | to move frequently and quickly, tremble, throb, pulsate, palpitate |
| 2 | Latin | palpō | to touch softly, stroke, pat |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |