Vintner
/ˈvɪn.tnər/noun
A person who makes or sells wine.
Did you know?Vintner comes from Old French and ultimately Latin vinum, the same wine-root that also gave us words like vinegar and vintage, both tied to the old power of grapes transformed over time.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*woinom
“wine, fermented drink”
Latin
Latin
vinum
“wine”
Old French
OF
vintnier / vinetier
“wine seller or wine merchant”
Middle English
English
vyneter / vintner
“wine merchant”
Modern English
English
vintner
“a person who makes or sells wine”