Where does “vitriolum” come from?

vitriolum (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;...

vitriolum (Latin): vitriol

Definitions

  1. vitriol

Ancestry of “vitriolum”, 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 “vitriolum”

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