Where does “vin de poire” come from?

vin de poire (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,...

vin de poire (French): Synonym of poiré; pear wine

Definitions

  1. Synonym of poiré; pear wine

Ancestry of “vin de poire”, step by step

vin de poire traces back through two 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 poire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoirepear; mug, sucker, soft touch; mush, face
2Old Frenchpeire
3Vulgar Latinpira
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Italic wīnom
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