The story
- Greek · derived fromμαυροδάφνη
- English todaymavrodaphne
From Greek μαυροδάφνη (mavrodáfni), from Medieval Greek μαῦρος (maûros, “dark”) + δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) (see also Daphne).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A dark sweet Greek red wine. Full definition →
From Greek μαυροδάφνη (mavrodáfni), from Medieval Greek μαῦρος (maûros, “dark”) + δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) (see also Daphne).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.