The story
- Latin · derived fromvitrum“glass”
- English todayvitrite
Words from the same roots
Latinvitrum all →
vitrinevitragevitrellavitrescentvitrifacturevitriformvitrifyVitrolitevitrum
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A kind of glass with a low fusing point, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus. Full definition →
Latinvitrum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.