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Etymology of the English word vintager

the English word vintager
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)
derived from the English word vintage
derived from the Old French word vendage
derived from the French word vendenge
derived 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 mere

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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