Where does “vitrify” come from?

vitrify (English) comes from Middle French vitrifier, 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;...

vitrify (English): To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a...

Definitions

  1. To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a...

Ancestry of “vitrify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvitrifier—
2Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
3Proto-Italicwedromglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vitrify”

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