English
vendeuse
Vendeuse comes from French vendeuse ‘saleswoman’, from vendre ‘to sell’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘give for sale’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvendoas vēndere‘to sell, vend’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vendre‘to sell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to sell’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvendeuse‘saleswoman’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘give for sale’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvendoas vēndere‘to sell, vend’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400vendre‘to sell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to sell’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentvendeuse‘saleswoman’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
date, add, addition, donate, delicious, donation, donor, dow, vendor, additive, dowry, rendition, condone, dowager, perdition, dower, addendum, dati, sconce, endow, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to be giving’
dose, antidote, anecdote, dacha, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’
through Latin dō ‘give for sale’
data, die, tradition, rent, treason, surrender, render, rendezvous, venta, 14 more
through Latin vendo ‘to sell, vend’
Today it means
noun A saleswoman in a fashionable clothing store.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / vendeuse