myEtymology.com: French etymology of vinaigre

Etymology of the French word vinaigre

the Old French word vinaigre

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

English vinegar, Spanish vinagre

English vinager, Provençal vinagre, Spanish vinagre

Word found in Old French