Where does “vibratory” come from?
Vibratory comes from English vibrate plus the suffix -y, from Latin vibro meaning to shake, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weib-.
vibratory (English): causing or exhibiting vibrations
Definitions
- causing or exhibiting vibrations
Ancestry of “vibratory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vibrate | To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro;... |
| 2 | Latin | vibrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “vibratory”