Where does “vibrisse” come from?

vibrisse (French) comes from Latin vibrissae, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrisse (French): vibrissa any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat; any similar feather near the mouth of some birds

Definitions

  1. vibrissa any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat; any similar feather near the mouth of some birds

Ancestry of “vibrisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrissaewhiskers, the hairs of the nose
2LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
3Proto-Italicwibrāō—
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “vibrisse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →