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English word origin

Etymology of vine

From Middle English vyne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vīnia, from Latin vīnea (“vines in a vineyard”), from vīneus (“related to wine”), from vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-Europe

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining. · Any plant the stem of which creeps along the ground. · A stem of such plants, especially when thick and rope-like; a liana. · A climbing plant that produces grapes.

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From Middle English vyne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vīnia, from Latin vīnea (“vines in a vineyard”), from vīneus (“related to wine”), from vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“vine, wine”), from *weh₁y- (“to twist, wrap”). Doublet of wine.

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  • Root classification mention*weh₁y-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentionvyneenm
  • Derivation mentionvīneala · vines in a vineyard
  • Derivation mention*wīnomitc-pro
  • Derivation mention*wóyh₁nomine-pro · vine, wine
  • Doublet mentionwineen

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