sommelier

French

noun
Definitions
  • sommelier, wine steward a person who is in charge of the wine cellar in a restaurant
  • (estate house) the person in charge of bread, linens, crockery, and liquor; the chief of table setting
  • (obsolete) the person in charge of the wine convoy, its beasts of burden, and its protection

Etymology

Suffix from French somme (pack, packsaddle) inherited from Latin *salma, sagma (packsaddle, saddle, sum).

Origin

Latin

sagma

Gloss

packsaddle, saddle, sum

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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