Etymology

vint

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Today it means: To make wine from fruit. Full definition →

Latin vinum
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vint · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromvinum“wine”
  2. English todayvint

Probably a back-formation from vintage, interpreted as vint + -age. Ultimately from Latin vinum (“wine”).

vint · noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromвинт“a screw”
  2. English todayvint

Borrowed from Russian винт (vint, “a screw”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvinum all →

winevinylvinegarsulphovinic acidvinaceousvinolentwhimberry

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