Where does “sibilare” come from?

sibilare (Italian) comes from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

sibilare (Italian): to hiss; to whistle

Definitions

  1. to hiss; to whistle

Ancestry of “sibilare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsībilāre—
2Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “sibilare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Latin sībilus →Every word from Latin sībilāre →
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