Where does “Vitrine” come from?
Vitrine (German) comes from French vitrine, 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;...
Vitrine (German): display case, display cabinet, vitrine
Definitions
- display case, display cabinet, vitrine
Ancestry of “Vitrine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vitrine | shop window; shopping; vitrine |
| 2 | French | vitre | pane of glass, window pane; window; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |