Where does “vitro” come from?
vitro (Esperanto) comes from French verre, from Middle French voirre, from Old French voirre, 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;...
vitro (Esperanto): glass; flat pane of glass, a plate or sheet of...
Definitions
- glass; flat pane of glass, a plate or sheet of...
Ancestry of “vitro”, step by step
vitro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French verre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verre | glass; Object in this substance |
| 2 | Middle French | voirre | — |
| 3 | Old French | voirre | glass |
| 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 Italian vetro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vetro | glass |