Where does “sibilate” come from?

sibilate (Latin) comes from Latin sibilo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

sibilate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “sibilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsibiloI hiss; I whistle
2Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
3Proto-Italic-ōd—
4Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Latin -o →Every word from Latin sibilo →