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Where does “vinewood” come from?

vinewood (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,...

vinewood (English): wood from a vine

Definitions

  1. wood from a vine

Ancestry of “vinewood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVineA looping video clip of a few seconds in...
2Middle Englishvyne—
3Old Frenchvignevine; vineyard
4Vulgar Latinvinia—
5Latinvīnea—
6Latinvīnum—
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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