Where does “gourmetism” come from?
gourmetism (English) comes from English gourmet, from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet, from Old French grommes, from Middle English grom, from Old English grom, from Proto-Germanic gramaz — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
gourmetism (English): The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food
Definitions
- The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food
Ancestry of “gourmetism”, step by step
gourmetism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gourmet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gourmet | Fine; of superior quality; A connoisseur in... |
| 2 | French | gourmet | a wine expert, especially one who is adept at... |
| 3 | Middle French | gourmet | — |
| 4 | Old French | groumet | wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant |
| 5 | Old French | grommes | manservant; wine-taster, manservant |
| 6 | Middle English | grom | Alternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant |
| 7 | Old English | grom | fetus, womb-child |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gramaz | furious; hostile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |