Where does “palpitar” come from?

palpitar (Galician) comes from Latin palpitō, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

palpitar (Galician): to palpitate; to throb; to beat

Definitions

  1. to palpitate; to throb; to beat

Ancestry of “palpitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalpitōto move frequently and quickly, tremble, throb, pulsate, palpitate
2Latinpalpōto touch softly, stroke, pat
3Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin palpō →