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Where does “gurmeeravintola” come from?

gurmeeravintola (Finnish) comes from Finnish gurmee, from French gourme, from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet, from Old French grommes, from Middle English grom, from Old English grom — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gurmeeravintola (Finnish): Synonym of gourmetravintola

Definitions

  1. Synonym of gourmetravintola

Ancestry of “gurmeeravintola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgurmeegourmet; delicious; gourmet quality, gourmet food
2Frenchgourme—
3Frenchgourmeta wine expert, especially one who is adept at...
4Middle Frenchgourmet—
5Old Frenchgroumetwine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant
6Old Frenchgrommesmanservant; wine-taster, manservant
7Middle EnglishgromAlternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant
8Old Englishgrom—
9Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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