Where does “vibrate” come from?

Vibrate comes from Latin vibratus, past participle of vibro, from Proto-Indo-European weib-, a root meaning to move back and forth.

vibrate (English): To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro;...

Definitions

  1. To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro;...

Ancestry of “vibrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrātusshook, agitated, brandished
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vibrate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin vibrātus