Where does “vibrator” come from?

vibrator (New Latin) comes from Latin vibrō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrator (New Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “vibrator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
2Proto-Italicwibros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “vibrator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Latin vibrō →