Where does “oscillate” come from?
oscillate (Italian) comes from Italian oscillare, from Latin oscillationem — accusative singular of ōscillātiō.
oscillate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “oscillate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | oscillare | to oscillate; to swing; to flicker |
| 2 | Latin | oscillationem | accusative singular of ōscillātiō |