Where does “vintage” come from?
vintage (French) comes from English vintage, from Middle English vendage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, from Latin vindēmia, from Latin dēmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
vintage (French): vintage
Ancestry of “vintage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | vintage | The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or... |
| 2 | Middle English | vendage | vintage |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | vendenge | vintage |
| 4 | Old French | vendage | — |
| 5 | Latin | vindēmia | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēmō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |