Where does “vinolent” come from?
vinolent (English) comes from Middle English vynolent, from Latin vinolentus, from Latin -olentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
vinolent (English): fond of drinking wine, especially to excess
Definitions
- fond of drinking wine, especially to excess
Ancestry of “vinolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vynolent | vinolent; drunk, inebriated |
| 2 | Latin | vinolentus | Affected by or with wine; drunk, intoxicated |
| 3 | Latin | -olentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 6 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |