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Where does “vitrailliste” come from?

vitrailliste (French) comes from French vitrail, from French vitre, 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;...

vitrailliste (French): A person who makes stained glass and installs...

Definitions

  1. A person who makes stained glass and installs...

Ancestry of “vitrailliste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvitrailstained glass; stained glass window
2Frenchvitrepane of glass, window pane; window; first-person...
3Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
4Proto-Italicwedromglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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