Where does “vitriolo” come from?
vitriolo (Esperanto) 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;...
vitriolo (Esperanto): vitriol various sulfates
Definitions
- vitriol various sulfates
Ancestry of “vitriolo”, step by step
vitriolo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitriol
| 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;... |
via French vitriol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vitriol | vitriol (all senses) |
via German Vitriol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vitriol | vitriol; blue vitriol |