Where does “vitriolism” come from?
vitriolism (English) comes from English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum, 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;...
vitriolism (English): The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured
Definitions
- The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured
Ancestry of “vitriolism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitriol | Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates;... |
| 2 | Old French | vitriol | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitriolum | vitriol |
| 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;... |