Where does “vibrato” come from?
vibrato (Latin) comes from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
vibrato (Latin): second-person singular future active imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future active imperative...
Ancestry of “vibrato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |