'ampelographist' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ampelos,' meaning 'vine,' and 'graphia,' meaning 'writing or description.'

'ampelos' combined with 'graphia' in Greek, and eventually became the modern English word 'ampelographist.'

Initially, it meant 'one who writes about vines,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a specialist in the study of grapevines.'