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Where does “οἶνος” come from?

οἶνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wóinos, from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁ō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

οἶνος (Ancient Greek): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “οἶνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwóinoswine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁ōwine; vine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “οἶνος”

  • oenological
  • oenophile
  • oenology
  • oenologist
  • oenologue
  • oenocyte
  • oenogarum
  • oenophilia
  • oenin
  • oenophilic
  • oeno-
  • oenomania
  • œnocyan
  • oenophily
  • oenophobia
  • oenography
  • oenologically
  • œnolin
  • Œnophyta
  • œnophile
  • Œneus
  • oenometer
  • eno-
  • eno-
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