Where does “vibrant” come from?

vibrant (Latin) comes from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “vibrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
2Proto-Italicwibrāō—
3Proto-Italicwibros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →