Where does “snake vine” come from?
snake vine (English) comes from English Vine, from Middle English vyne, from Old French vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vīnea, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
snake vine (English): Any of a number of vines, including
Definitions
- Any of a number of vines, including
Ancestry of “snake vine”, step by step
snake vine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vine | A looping video clip of a few seconds in... |
| 2 | Middle English | vyne | grapevine |
| 3 | Old French | vigne | vine; vineyard |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vinia | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīnea | vineyard |
| 6 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |