Where does “palpitate” come from?

palpitate (Italian) comes from Italian palpitare, from Latin palpitāre.

palpitate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “palpitate”, step by step

palpitate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian palpitare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalpitareto throb, pound; to tremble, quiver
2Latinpalpitāre—

via Italian palpitato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpalpitatopast participle of palpitare
Every word from Latin palpitāre →Every word from Italian palpitare →