Where does “vin santo” come from?

vin santo (Italian) comes from Italian santo, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

vin santo (Italian): vin santo or any similar wine

Definitions

  1. vin santo or any similar wine

Ancestry of “vin santo”, step by step

vin santo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian santo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansantoholy; saint; Saint
2Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
5Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Italian vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianvinApocopic form of vino
2Italianvinowine
3Latinvīnumwine
4Proto-Italicwīnomwine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vin santo

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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