Where does “palpiter” come from?
palpiter (French) comes from Latin palpitō, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
palpiter (French): to palpitate; to beat, flutter, to race, pulsate;...
Definitions
- to palpitate; to beat, flutter, to race, pulsate;...
Ancestry of “palpiter”, 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 |