Viticulture
/ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃər/noun
The cultivation of grapevines, especially for making wine.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *vītis* (“vine”) + *cultura* (“cultivation”), and that same *vītis* root also gave English the hidden botanical word *vine* through a different historical path.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weyh₁-
“to weave, wind, or bend”
Latin
Latin
vītis
“vine, grapevine”
Latin
Latin
cultura
“cultivation, tending, farming”
Late Latin
Latin
vīticultura
“vine cultivation”
16th Century
English
viticulture
“the cultivation of grapevines”