Where does “vitrification” come from?

Vitrification comes from Late Latin vitrificatio, derived from Latin vitrificare meaning to turn into glass, from vitrum glass and -ficus making, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to place or put.

vitrification (English): The action or process of vitrifying a material:...

Definitions

  1. The action or process of vitrifying a material:...

Ancestry of “vitrification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitrificātio
2Latinvitrificāre

Words derived from “vitrification

Every word from Latin vitrificāreEvery word from Latin vitrificātio