Where does “vibrant” come from?

vibrant (Romanian) comes from French vibrant, from Latin vibrans, from Latin vibrō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vibrant (Romanian): vibrant

Definitions

  1. vibrant

Ancestry of “vibrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvibrantpresent participle of vibrer
2Latinvibransshaking, agitating, brandishing
3Latinvibrōto shake, agitate, brandish
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 Latin vibrō →