Where does “somelier” come from?

somelier (Indonesian) comes from Dutch sommelier, 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.

somelier (Indonesian): sommelier

Definitions

  1. sommelier

Ancestry of “somelier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsommelier
2Frenchsommeliersommelier, wine steward; the person in charge of...
3FrenchSommesum; total
4Old Frenchsomme
5Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
6Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
7Proto-Italicsupemos
8Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-