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Where does “winefully” come from?

winefully (English) comes from English wineful, 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 — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

winefully (English): While full of wine; drunkenly

Definitions

  1. While full of wine; drunkenly

Ancestry of “winefully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwinefulFull of wine; well supplied with, or having drunk...
2EnglishWine—
3Middle Englishwynwine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form...
4Old Englishwīnwine, vine
5Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
6Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
7Latinvīnum—
8Proto-Italicwīnomwine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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