means An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice, ranging in color from pale gold to deep red and in mood from celebratory to consoling.

from From Old English 'wīn', borrowed from Latin 'vīnum'. The same Latin root spilled across Europe, giving French 'vin', Italian 'vino', and Spanish 'vino' — all cousins pouring from the same jug. The Latin itself likely traces to an ancient Mediterranean wine-word also echoed in Greek 'oînos', hinting that the drink and its name were traded together around that sea long before anyone wrote either down.