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The syllable 'vini-' is a prefix. It comes from the Latin word 'vinum' for 'wine'. The prefix therefore has the meaning 'of or relating to wine'. And so, in Latin, 'vinaceus' means 'belonging to wine'. The wine festivals, of April 23rd and August 19th, are called 'Vinalia'. The word 'vinarius' means 'of or relating to wine'. The vintager is called 'vindemiator', and the harvest 'vindemia' from the 'vinea' or 'vinetum', or 'vineyard'. Winedrinking, or 'vinolentia', is carried out in 'vinarius', or wine flasks or jars, until one is 'vinosus', or 'full of wine'. And when there's heavy drinking, one may become 'vinolentus', or 'drunk'.

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