Where does “vibrato” come from?

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

vibrato (Italian): past participle of vibrare; vibrato

Definitions

  1. past participle of vibrare; vibrato

Ancestry of “vibrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvibrareto vibrate; to rattle; to twang
2Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
3Proto-Italicwibros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “vibrato”

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