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Where does “vinho” come from?

vinho (English) comes from Portuguese Vinho, 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,...

vinho (English): Portuguese wine

Definitions

  1. Portuguese wine

Ancestry of “vinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseVinho—
2Latinvīnum—
3Proto-Italicwīnomwine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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