Where does “reverberation” come from?
Reverberation comes from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio, a noun formation from Latin re- (back) and verber (to strike), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).
reverberation (English): A violent oscillation or vibration; An echo, or a...
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- A violent oscillation or vibration; An echo, or a...
Ancestry of “reverberation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | reverberation | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | reverberatio | rebounding; reverberation |
| 3 | Latin | reverbero | I repel, rebound |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |