Where does “malvesey” come from?
malvesey (Old French) comes from Italian Malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία, from Ancient Greek ἔμβασις, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
malvesey (Old French): malvoisie
Ancestry of “malvesey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Malvasia | {{w|Monemvasia}} |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μονεμβασία | Monemvasia; {{w|Monemvasia}} |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔμβασις | entering into |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |