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Where does “vitreopathy” come from?

vitreopathy (English) comes from English vitreo-, 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;...

vitreopathy (English): Any disease of the vitreous humour

Definitions

  1. Any disease of the vitreous humour

Ancestry of “vitreopathy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvitreo-vitreous humour
2EnglishvitreousOf or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to...
3Middle Frenchvitreux—
4Latinvitreusglassy, translucent; vitreous
5Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
6Proto-Italicwedromglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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