Where does “intravitreously” come from?
intravitreously (English) comes from English intravitreous, from English vitreous, from Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
intravitreously (English): Into the vitreous humour of the eye
Definitions
- Into the vitreous humour of the eye
Ancestry of “intravitreously”, step by step
intravitreously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intravitreous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intravitreous | Within the vitreous humour of the eye |
| 2 | English | vitreous | Of or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to... |
| 3 | Middle French | vitreux | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitreus | glassy, translucent; vitreous |
| 5 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |