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Where does “grenache” come from?

grenache (English) comes from French grenache, from Italian Vernaccia, from Vulgar Latin *hībernācea.

grenache (English): A specific widely-planted variety of red wine...

Definitions

  1. A specific widely-planted variety of red wine...

Ancestry of “grenache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrenachegrenache
2ItalianVernaccia—
3Vulgar Latin*hībernācea—
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