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Where does “palpitation” come from?

palpitation (French) comes from Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio, from Latin palpitō, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “palpitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpalpitation—
2LatinpalpitatioA frequent and rapid motion, trembling,...
3Latinpalpitō—
4Latinpalpō—
5Latin-ō—
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →