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

  1. A device that vibrates or causes vibration

Ancestry of “vibrator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinvibratorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
3Proto-Italicwibros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “vibrator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Latin vibrō →