The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromῥαγοειδής χιτών“[covering] like a grape”
- Latin · derived fromūva“grape”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromūvea“grape-like”
- English todayuvea
From Medieval Latin ūvea (“grape-like”), from Latin ūva (“grape”) + -ea, partial calque of Ancient Greek ῥαγοειδής χιτών (rhagoeidḗs khitṓn, “[covering] like a grape”), from ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”).
Words from the same roots
Latinūva all →
uvauva ursiuvic acid
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.