Where does “vibrator” come from?
Vibrator comes from Latin vibrator, derived from Latin vibrare, from Latin vibro, which traces to Proto-Indo-European weib-, via Proto-Italic wibros and Proto-Indo-European weyb-.
vibrator (English): A device that vibrates or causes vibration
Definitions
- A device that vibrates or causes vibration
Ancestry of “vibrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | vibrator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | vibrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |
Words derived from “vibrator”