vendor

Where does the word "vendor" come from? It comes from Latin vendere, passing through Anglo-French before entering English (1400s).

Vendor’s story begins in Latin: vendere meant “to sell.” To sell, from venum (for sale) and dare (to give). By medieval, the word had taken hold in Anglo-French as vendeur. A seller, from vendere. It reached English by 1400s as vendor. Settled as the English word for a person or company that sells something. Today, vendor means a person or company that sells goods or services.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient vendere "to sell", to sell, from venum (for sale) and dare (to give).
2. Stage 2 · Anglo-French · medieval vendeur "a seller", a seller, from vendere.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s vendor "a person or company that sells something", settled as the English word for a person or company that sells something.