Where does “vitreousness” come from?
vitreousness (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vitreousness (English): The quality or state of being vitreous
Definitions
- The quality or state of being vitreous
Ancestry of “vitreousness”, step by step
vitreousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitreous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitreous | Of or resembling glass; glassy; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | Middle French | vitreux | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitreus | glassy, translucent; vitreous |
| 4 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |