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Where does “Winesap” come from?

Winesap (English) comes from English winesop, from English wine, from Middle English wyn, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Winesap (English): A medium-sized winter apple of a deep red variety...

Definitions

  1. A medium-sized winter apple of a deep red variety...

Ancestry of “Winesap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwinesopA piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake...
2EnglishwineAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the...
3Middle Englishwynwine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form...
4Old Englishwīnwine, vine
5Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
6Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
7Latinvīnum—
8Proto-Italicwīnomwine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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