Where does “susurrate” come from?
susurrate (Latin) comes from Latin susurro, from Latin susurrus, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
susurrate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “susurrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | susurro | mutterer, whisperer; I mutter, whisper |
| 2 | Latin | susurrus | whisper; murmur |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |