Where does “vibrissa” come from?
vibrissa (Italian) 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.
vibrissa (Italian): vibrissa; A cat's whiskers
Definitions
- vibrissa; A cat's whiskers
Ancestry of “vibrissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vibrissae | whiskers, the hairs of the nose |
| 2 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |