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
- palpitations; sudden increase of heart rate due...
Ancestry of “batticuore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cuore | heart; breast, bosom |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 3 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |