- "Do something funny! I'm vining you", " I saw a hilarious vine yesterday", or "have you ever posted on Vine before?"
Vine
verb Can be used as an action.; proper noun It is a brand name.; other word formation type Metaphorical change in meaning.; noun It can be used as an object.
"Vine" as a proper noun is a video sharing application on smart phones, where people can post 7 second looping videos. "Vine" as a noun is a 7 second looping video found on the application Vine. "Vine" as a verb is the action of video taping in order to post a video on Vine. "Vine" was derived through a metaphorical change because the videos found on "Vine" are looping which is metaphorically similar to the manner in which "vines"as in the plant, twists and loops as it grows.
Etymology : "Vine" comes from the 14th century from Old French noun "vigne", which is from Latin "vinea" meaning "vine or vineyard," which was a result of metonymy from the word "vinum" meaning "wine". Origins of "vine" are from Proto-Indo-European "win-o".
Source : Roommate. October 2nd 2013.
Last modified: 25 November 2013