Where does “vignette” come from?

vignette (French) comes from French vigne, from Middle French vigne, from Old French vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vīnea, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vignette (French): vignette; image, illustration, motif

Definitions

  1. vignette; image, illustration, motif

Ancestry of “vignette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvignevine; vineyard
2Middle Frenchvigne
3Old Frenchvignevine; vineyard
4Vulgar Latinvinia
5Latinvīneavineyard
6Latinvīnumwine
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vignette

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-