Word origin
[1615–25; ‹ LL
vīnōsitās taste of wine, equiv. to L
vīnōs(
us)
vinous +
-itās -ity]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: discount, palette, swamp, synchronize, trigger-ity is a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition. Other wordsthat use the affix -ity include: Latinity, civility, jollity