Where does “malvesey” come from?

malvesey (Anglo-Norman) comes from Italian Malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία, from Ancient Greek ἔμβασις, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

malvesey (Anglo-Norman): malvoisie

Definitions

  1. malvoisie

Ancestry of “malvesey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMalvasia{{w|Monemvasia}}
2Ancient GreekΜονεμβασίαMonemvasia; {{w|Monemvasia}}
3Ancient Greekἔμβασιςentering into
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “malvesey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →