Where does “multivibrator” come from?
Multivibrator is a 20th-century English compound of multi- from Latin multus meaning "many" and vibrator from Latin vibro meaning "to shake," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weib-.
multivibrator (English): An electronic circuit used to implement a variety...
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- An electronic circuit used to implement a variety...
Ancestry of “multivibrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | multi- | More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;... |
| 2 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 3 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 4 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 5 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 6 | Latin | tūberculum | — |
| 7 | Latin | tūber | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |