Etymology

vintner

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Today it means: A seller of wine. Full definition →

Middle English vyntener ← Old French vineter ← Medieval Latin vīnētārius
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromvīnētārius“wine dealer”
  2. Old French · derived fromvineter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvyntener
  4. English todayvintner

From Middle English vyntener, variant of viniter, from Old French vineter, vinetier (“wine-merchant, grape-harvester”), from Medieval Latin vīnētārius (“wine dealer”), from vīnētum (“vineyard”), from vīnum (“wine”).

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