Where does “siblar” come from?

siblar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ciblar, from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

siblar (Occitan): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “siblar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanciblar—
2Latinsībilāre—
3Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Latin sībilus →Every word from Latin sībilāre →