Where does “vibrer” come from?

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

vibrer (French): to vibrate

Definitions

  1. to vibrate

Ancestry of “vibrer”, step by step

vibrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vibrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
2Proto-Italicwibros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

via Latin vibrāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrāre—

Words derived from “vibrer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Latin vibrō →