Where does “vitrectomia” come from?
vitrectomia (Italian) comes from Italian vitreo, from Latin vitreus, 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;...
vitrectomia (Italian): vitrectomy
Ancestry of “vitrectomia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | vitreo | glassy, glass; vitreous, glazed |
| 2 | Latin | vitreus | glassy, translucent; vitreous |
| 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;... |