Where does “vibrato” come from?

vibrato (Finnish) comes from Italian vibrato, from Italian vibrare, from Latin vibrō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrato (Finnish): vibrato

Definitions

  1. vibrato

Ancestry of “vibrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvibratopast participle of vibrare; vibrato
2Italianvibrareto vibrate; to rattle; to twang
3Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Latin vibrō →