Etymology

vitrage

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Today it means: A curtain of light translucent material intended to be secured directly to the woodwork of a French window or glazed door. Full definition →

French vitrage ← Latin vitrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvitrum“glass”
  2. French · borrowed fromvitrage
  3. English todayvitrage

Borrowed from French vitrage (literally “glass covering”), ultimately from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvitrum all →

vitrinevitrellavitrescentvitrifacturevitriformvitrifyvitriteVitrolitevitrum

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