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Where does “vítreo” come from?

vítreo (Portuguese) comes 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;...

vítreo (Portuguese): glassy; vitreous

Definitions

  1. glassy; vitreous

Ancestry of “vítreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitreusglassy, translucent; vitreous
2Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
3Proto-Italicwedromglass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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