Where does “vitriola” come from?

vitriola (Romanian) comes from French vitrioler, from French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum, 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;...

vitriola (Romanian): to vitriolize

Definitions

  1. to vitriolize

Ancestry of “vitriola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvitriolerTo vitriolize
2Frenchvitriolvitriol (all senses)
3Latinvitriolumvitriol
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedro-