Where does “wobulator” come from?

wobulator (English) comes from English oscillator, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

wobulator (English): Alternative form of wobbulator

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wobbulator

Ancestry of “wobulator”, step by step

wobulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oscillator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoscillatorA tuned electronic circuit used to generate a...
2English‐orCreates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed
3Middle English-our
4Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
5Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English wobble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwobbleAn unsteady motion; A tremulous sound; A...
2Englishwabblewobble, move to and fro
3Low Germanwabbelnto wobble, wiggle, shake, waggle
4Middle High Germanwabelen
5Proto-Germanicwabōną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s
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