Where does “vitreous” come from?
Vitreous comes from Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus meaning glassy, from Latin vitrum meaning glass, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wed- meaning to bind or weave.
vitreous (English): Of or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to...
Definitions
- Of or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to...
Ancestry of “vitreous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vitreux | — |
| 2 | Latin | vitreus | glassy, translucent; vitreous |
| 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;... |