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Where does “winecup” come from?

winecup (English) comes from English Wine, from Middle English wyn, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

winecup (English): A vessel from which wine is drunk

Definitions

  1. A vessel from which wine is drunk

Ancestry of “winecup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWine—
2Middle Englishwynwine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form...
3Old Englishwīnwine, vine
4Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
5Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
6Latinvīnum—
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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