Where does “vitrina” come from?
vitrina (Catalan) comes from French vitrine, from French vitre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vitrina (Catalan): vitrine, display case, showcase
Definitions
- vitrine, display case, showcase
Ancestry of “vitrina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vitrine | shop window; shopping; vitrine |
| 2 | French | vitre | pane of glass, window pane; window; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |