Where does “vibrissa” come from?

vibrissa (English) comes from Latin vibrissae, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrissa (English): Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an...

Definitions

  1. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an...

Ancestry of “vibrissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrissaewhiskers, the hairs of the nose
2LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
3Proto-Italicwibrāō—
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “vibrissa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →