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Where does “vitrina” come from?

vitrina (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vitrine, from French vitrine, 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;...

vitrina (Portuguese): Alternative form of vitrine

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vitrine

Ancestry of “vitrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevitrineshop window
2Frenchvitrineshop window; shopping; vitrine
3Frenchvitrepane of glass, window pane; window; first-person...
4Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
5Proto-Italicwedromglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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