Where does “sommelier” come from?
sommelier (Dutch) comes from French sommelier, from French Somme, from Old French somme, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
Ancestry of “sommelier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sommelier | sommelier, wine steward; the person in charge of... |
| 2 | French | Somme | sum; total |
| 3 | Old French | somme | — |
| 4 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |