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Where does “Vignette” come from?

Vignette (German) comes from French vignette, 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 — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Vignette (German): sticker, adhesive label; vignette

Definitions

  1. sticker, adhesive label; vignette

Ancestry of “Vignette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvignettevignette; image, illustration, motif
2Frenchvignevine; vineyard
3Middle Frenchvigne—
4Old Frenchvignevine; vineyard
5Vulgar Latinvinia—
6Latinvīnea—
7Latinvīnum—
8Proto-Italicwīnomwine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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