Where does “vignette” come from?
vignette (Italian) comes from Italian vignetta, from German Vignette, from French vignette, from French vigne, from Middle French vigne, from Old French vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vīnea — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
vignette (Italian): plural of vignetta
Ancestry of “vignette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | vignetta | illustration; cartoon; panel |
| 2 | German | Vignette | sticker, adhesive label; vignette |
| 3 | French | vignette | vignette; image, illustration, motif |
| 4 | French | vigne | vine; vineyard |
| 5 | Middle French | vigne | — |
| 6 | Old French | vigne | vine; vineyard |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vinia | — |
| 8 | Latin | vīnea | — |
| 9 | Latin | vīnum | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |