Where does “palpate” come from?

palpate (Italian) comes from Italian palpare, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

palpate (Italian): plural of palpata; second-person plural present...

Definitions

  1. plural of palpata; second-person plural present...

Ancestry of “palpate”, step by step

palpate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian palpare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalpareto feel, finger, grope, cop a feel; to palpate
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

via Italian palpata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalpatatouch, feel; grope; feminine singular of palpato

via Italian palpato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalpatopast participle of palpare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin palpō →