Where does “winery” come from?
Winery derives from English wine, ultimately from Old English winnan meaning "to struggle or gain," and Latin vinum meaning "wine," though the semantic connection between these roots remains unclear.
winery (English): A place where wine is made, or a company that...
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- A place where wine is made, or a company that...
Ancestry of “winery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wine | A free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems |
| 2 | Middle English | wyn | wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | wīn | wine, vine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 6 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |