Etymology of the English word vinegary
the English word
vinegaryderived from the English word
vinegarderived from the Old French word
vinaigrederived from the Old French word
vinderived from the Latin word
vinum (wine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*win-o- (wine)
cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language
using the English suffix
-yUsage
Word found in Modern English
