Etymology

vitrify

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Today it means: To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion. Full definition →

Middle French vitrifier ← Latin vitrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvitrum“glass”
  2. Middle French · derived fromvitrifier
  3. English todayvitrify

From Middle French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvitrum all →

vitrinevitragevitrellavitrescentvitrifacturevitriformvitriteVitrolitevitrum

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