Where does “batticuore” come from?

batticuore (Italian) comes from Italian cuore, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

batticuore (Italian): palpitations; sudden increase of heart rate due...

Definitions

  1. palpitations; sudden increase of heart rate due...

Ancestry of “batticuore”, step by step

batticuore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cuore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancuoreheart; breast, bosom
2Vulgar Latin*corem
3Latincorheart; soul, mind
4Proto-Italickordheart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Italian battere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbattereto beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to...
2Latinbattere
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor