Etymology

reverberator

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Today it means: One who or that which reverberates. Full definition →

English reverberate ← Latin reverberātus ← Proto-Italic *wer(β/b)os
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*werb(h)-os
  4. Proto-Indo-European*werb⁽ʰ⁾-os
  5. Proto-Italic*wer(β/b)os
  6. Latinverber
  7. Latinverberō
  8. Latinreverberō
  9. Latinreverberātus
  10. Englishreverberate
  11. English todayreverberator

From reverberate + -or.

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