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Where does “βιτρίνα” come from?

βιτρίνα (Greek) 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;...

βιτρίνα (Greek): shop window; showcase, display cabinet; showcase

Definitions

  1. shop window; showcase, display cabinet; showcase

Ancestry of “βιτρίνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvitrineshop window; shopping; vitrine
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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