Where does “vibrator” come from?
vibrator (Latin) comes from Latin vibrare, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
vibrator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive imperative...
Ancestry of “vibrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vibrare | present active infinitive of vibrō; second-person... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “vibrator”