Where does “palpitation” come from?
Palpitation comes from Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio, derived from Latin palpito, from Latin palpo meaning to touch or stroke, from Proto-Indo-European pal-.
palpitation (English): An abnormal beating of the heart that may be...
Definitions
- An abnormal beating of the heart that may be...
Ancestry of “palpitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | palpitation | palpitation |
| 2 | Middle French | palpitation | — |
| 3 | Latin | palpitatio | A frequent and rapid motion, trembling,... |
| 4 | Latin | palpitō | to move frequently and quickly, tremble, throb, pulsate, palpitate |
| 5 | Latin | palpō | to touch softly, stroke, pat |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |