Where does “vintner” come from?
Vintner comes from Middle English vyntener and viniter, from Old French vineter, from Medieval Latin vinetarius, from Latin vinetum, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom through the suffix formation -etum and -tus.
vintner (English): A seller of wine; A manufacturer of wine
Definitions
- A seller of wine; A manufacturer of wine
Ancestry of “vintner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | vyntener | vintner |
| 2 | Middle English | viniter | vintner |
| 3 | Old French | vineter | vintner; wine-seller |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vinetarius | wine dealer |
| 5 | Latin | vīnētum | vineyard |
| 6 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |