Where does “vibrato” come from?

vibrato (French) 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 (French): 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

Words derived from “vibrato

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb-Every word from Proto-Italic wibrosEvery word from Latin vibrō