Etymology of the English word oscillate
the English word
oscillatederived from the Late Latin word
oscillatioderived from the Late Latin word
oscillarederived from the Latin word
oscillum (small face; small mouth; swing)
derived from the Latin word
os (oris, mouth; bone; bones; mouth, speech, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*os-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ōs-Derivations in English
oscillograph,
oscillometer,
oscilloscope,
oscillated,
oscillatingCognates
Dutch
oscilleren, Dutch
otter, Dutch
adder, English
adder, English
otter, French
osciller, German
oszillieren, Icelandic
otur, Norwegian
oscillere, Swedish
oscillera, Swedish
utterUsage
Word found in Modern English
