Etymology

œnolin

Today it means: Colouring matter of any grapes and red wines. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἶνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἶνος“wine”
  2. English todayœnolin

From œno- + -lin, from Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) in combination with λίνον (línon, “flax”,“linen”).

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