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Where does “vibrilo” come from?

vibrilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vibri, from French vibrer, from Latin vibrō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrilo (Esperanto): vibrator

Definitions

  1. vibrator

Ancestry of “vibrilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovibrivibrate
2Frenchvibrerto vibrate
3Latinvibrō—
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
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