Where does “vinificare” come from?

vinificare (Romanian) comes from Romanian vinifica, from French vinifier, from French vin, from Middle French vin, from Old French vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vinificare (Romanian): winemaking

Definitions

  1. winemaking

Ancestry of “vinificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvinificato vinify
2Frenchvinifierto make into wine; to vinify
3Frenchvinwine
4Middle Frenchvinwine
5Old Frenchvinwine
6Latinvīnumwine
7Proto-Italicwīnomwine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-