gourmet- root words — words with the gourmet- root

The root gourmet- comes from Old French gromet, meaning wine merchant's assistant, shop boy. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including gourmet. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gourmet- root

Explore words with gourmet- — words containing the gourmet- root and sharing its sense of "wine merchant's assistant, shop boy". Examples include gourmet. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does gourmet- mean?

The gourmet- root means wine merchant's assistant, shop boy, from Old French gromet. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.