vinum

Japanese: vinum
vinum

…an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grapes. The English word wine, the French word vin, and the German word wein are all derived from the Latin word vinum. In the past, grapes were only grown in the Northern Hemisphere, but after the second half of the 16th century, grapes began to be cultivated in South America, South Africa, Australia, and other places, and wine began to be produced in the Southern Hemisphere.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "vinum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ブドウの果実を原料として,発酵させてつくるアルコール性飲料。英語のワインをはじめ,フランス語のバンvin,ドイツ語のワインWeinなどは,みなラテン語のウィヌムvinumを語源とする。かつては世界のブドウの産地は北半球に限られていたが,16世紀後半以後に南アメリカ,南アフリカ,オーストラリアなどでも栽培されるようになり,南半球でもブドウ酒が生産されるようになった。…

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