Where does “witraż” come from?
witraż (Polish) comes from French vitrage, from French vitrer, from French vitre, 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;...
witraż (Polish): stained glass
Ancestry of “witraż”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vitrage | glass panelling in a building, or part of it;... |
| 2 | French | vitrer | to cover with glass, set a glass pane |
| 3 | French | vitre | pane of glass, window pane; window; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |