Where does “Vitriol” come from?

Vitriol (German) comes 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;...

Vitriol (German): vitriol; blue vitriol

Definitions

  1. vitriol; blue vitriol

Ancestry of “Vitriol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitriolumvitriol
2Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
3Proto-Italicwedromglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Vitriol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedro- →