Where does “vibrissal” come from?
vibrissal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
vibrissal (English): Of or pertaining to vibrissae
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to vibrissae
Ancestry of “vibrissal”, step by step
vibrissal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English vibrissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |