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Where does “vitreus” come from?

vitreus (Latin) comes 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;...

vitreus (Latin): glassy, translucent; vitreous

Definitions

  1. glassy, translucent; vitreous

Ancestry of “vitreus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vitreus”

  • vitreous
  • vitrectomy
  • intravitreous
  • vitreousness
  • semivitreous
  • subvitreous
  • nonvitreous
  • intravitreously
  • vitrectomize
  • vitripennis
  • limpiavidrios
  • vidrio
  • vidriería
  • vitrectomía
  • vítreo
  • vitreo
  • vitrectomia
  • vítreo
  • bildo
  • vitreux
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