Vintage Definition
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Origin of Vintage
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From Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vÄ«ndÄ“mia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage"), from vÄ«num (“wine") + dÄ“mō (“take off or away, remove"), from de (“of; from, away from") + emō (“acquire, obtain").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman alteration (influenced by viniter vintner) of Old French vendange from Latin vīndēmia vīnum grapes dēmere to take off (dē de-) (emere to obtain em- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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