Where does “vitrum” come from?

vitrum (Latin) comes 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;...

vitrum (Latin): glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...

Definitions

  1. glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...

Ancestry of “vitrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwedromglass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vitrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-