Vitrial
/ˈvɪt.ri.əl/noun
Relating to glass or having a glassy appearance; an uncommon variant related to vitriol.
Did you know?The Latin root behind vitrial, vitrum meaning “glass,” also gave English scientific terms describing glassy textures and mineral formations.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weid-
“to see or perceive; a proposed ancestral root associated with Latin words for seeing and glass”
Classical Latin
Latin
vitrum
“glass; a glassy substance”
Late Latin
Latin
vitriolus
“glassy or resembling glass; literally, made from glass”
Middle English
English
vitriol
“a glassy mineral substance, especially a metallic sulfate”
Early Modern English
English
vitrial
“glassy or relating to glass”
Modern English
English
vitrial
“an uncommon word meaning glassy or relating to glass”