Etymology of the French word osciller
the French word
oscillerderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of osciller in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
oscillatrice,
oscillogramme,
oscillographe,
oscillomètre,
oscillométrie,
oscilloscope,
oscillantDerivations in other languages
Romanian
oscilaCognates
Dutch
oscilleren, Dutch
otter, Dutch
adder, English
adder, English
otter, English
oscillate, German
oszillieren, Icelandic
otur, Norwegian
oscillere, Swedish
oscillera, Swedish
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