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

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “vibrator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrarepresent active infinitive of vibrō; second-person...
2LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
3Proto-Italicwibrāō—
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-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 →