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Etymology of the English word vintner

the English word vintner
derived from the Old French word vinetier
derived from the Old French word vin
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 Medieval Latin word vinetarius
derived from the Latin word vinetum (vineyard)
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 vigna

Date

The earliest known usage of vintner in English dates from the 15th century.

Cognates

German Weinzierl, German Winzer

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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