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Where does “vint” come from?

vint (English) comes from English vintage, from Middle English vendage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, from Latin vindēmia, from Latin dēmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

vint (English): to make wine from fruit; a Russian card game...

Definitions

  1. to make wine from fruit; a Russian card game...

Ancestry of “vint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvintageThe yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or...
2Middle Englishvendagevintage
3Anglo-Normanvendengevintage
4Old Frenchvendage—
5Latinvindēmia—
6Latindēmō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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