Where does “vitriform” come from?

vitriform (English) comes 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;...

vitriform (English): Having the form or appearance of glass

Definitions

  1. Having the form or appearance of glass

Ancestry of “vitriform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
2Proto-Italicwedromglass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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