myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of vinil

Etymology of the Portuguese word vinil

the Portuguese word vinil

derived from the English word vinyl

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix vini-

derived 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