Where does “vibrissae” come from?
vibrissae (English) comes from English vibrissa, from Latin vibrissae, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
vibrissae (English): plural of vibrissa
Ancestry of “vibrissae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vibrissa | Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an... |
| 2 | Latin | vibrissae | whiskers, the hairs of the nose |
| 3 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |