Etymology of the English word vintage
the English word
vintagederived from the Old French word
vendagederived from the French word
vendengederived from the Latin word
vindemia (grape-gathering; produce of a vineyard in any given year)
derived from the Latin word
vinum (wine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*win-o- (wine)
cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language
derived from the Latin word
demere (take, cut away, off)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
mereDate
The earliest known usage of vintage in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
vintagerDerivations in other languages
French
vintage, Italian
vintageUsage
Word found in Modern English
