Where does “vin” come from?

vin (French) comes 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,...

vin (French): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “vin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vin”

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