Where does “esprit-de-vin” come from?

esprit-de-vin (French) comes from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

esprit-de-vin (French): spirits of wine

Definitions

  1. spirits of wine

Ancestry of “esprit-de-vin”, step by step

esprit-de-vin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvinwine
2Middle Frenchvinwine
3Old Frenchvinwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via French esprit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchespritimmaterial or incorporeal substance; disembodied...
2Latinspiritusair, breath, breathing; light breeze; spirit,...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via French de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdeof; from; used attributively, often translated...
2LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →