Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “vibrafono” come from?

vibrafono (Italian) comes from Italian -fono, from Ancient Greek -φωνος, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

vibrafono (Italian): vibraphone

Definitions

  1. vibraphone

Ancestry of “vibrafono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-fono-phone
2Ancient Greek-φωνος—
3Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “vibrafono”

  • vibrafonista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →