Where does “vitrificar” come from?
vitrificar (Portuguese) comes from French vitrifier, 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;...
vitrificar (Portuguese): to vitrify; to glaze
Definitions
- to vitrify; to glaze
Ancestry of “vitrificar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vitrifier | to vitrify; to make solid as glass; to lacquer,... |
| 2 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |