Where does “vinum” come from?

vinum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vinum (Latin): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “vinum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwīnomwine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vinum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-
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