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Where does “monovitigno” come from?

monovitigno (Italian) comes from Italian mono-, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

monovitigno (Italian): single varietal; single varietal wine or spirit

Definitions

  1. single varietal; single varietal wine or spirit

Ancestry of “monovitigno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmono-mono-
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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