The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromοἰνόφορον
- English todayœnophorum
From œno- + -phor + -um, from Ancient Greek οἰνόφορον (oinóphoron), related to οἶνος (oînos, “wine”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles. Full definition →