Where does “vain” come from?

vain (Dalmatian) comes from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vain (Dalmatian): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “vain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīnumwine
2Proto-Italicwīnomwine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →