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vinum + acer
Latin · ancient
"sour wine"
'wine' and 'sharp, sour' combined to describe wine gone acidic
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vinaigre
Old French · 1200s
"vinegar"
vin 'wine' plus aigre 'sour' fused into one word for the condiment
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vinaigrette
French · 1300s
"a little vinegar sauce"
a diminutive of vinaigre coined for a small vinegar-based preparation
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vinaigrette
English · 1690s-1877
"a vinegar-and-oil salad dressing"
entered for a vinegar condiment, later narrowing to a specific oil-and-vinegar salad dressing
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