Where does “enoteca” come from?

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

enoteca (Italian): wine shop; wine cellar; wine bar

Definitions

  1. wine shop; wine cellar; wine bar

Ancestry of “enoteca”, step by step

enoteca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Eno

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

via Italian teca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliantecaA small reliquary
2Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
3Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “enoteca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →