Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
malmsey
noun · first attested 15th century
The sweet wine is a worn-down Greek fortress town.
A sweet fortified wine, especially from Madeira.
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- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 15th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Monemvasia
- In English
malmsey
Monemvasia in the Peloponnese shipped the wine, and its name eroded through Italian and French into malmsey.
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