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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

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