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Where does “enologico” come from?

enologico (Italian) comes from Italian enologia, from Italian Eno, from Latin aēnus, from Proto-Italic aeznos, from Proto-Italic ajes-nos, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

enologico (Italian): oenological / enological; wine

Definitions

  1. oenological / enological; wine

Ancestry of “enologico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianenologiaoenology, enology, winemaking
2ItalianEno—
3Latinaēnus—
4Proto-Italicaeznosbrazen, made of bronze
5Proto-Italicajes-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze
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