Where does “vinification” come from?

vinification (English) comes from English vinify, 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,...

vinification (English): The process of vinifying; winemaking

Definitions

  1. The process of vinifying; winemaking

Ancestry of “vinification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvinifyTo convert the juice of a fruit into wine by...
2Latinvīnumwine
3Proto-Italicwīnomwine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vinification”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →