Where does “vetroceramica” come from?
vetroceramica (Italian) comes from Italian vetro, 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;...
vetroceramica (Italian): glass-ceramic
Definitions
- glass-ceramic
Ancestry of “vetroceramica”, step by step
vetroceramica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vetro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vetro | glass |
| 2 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Italian ceramica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ceramica | ceramic, ceramics; feminine singular of ceramico |
| 2 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |