Editing Restaurant (section)

==Etymology==
The word derives from the early 19th century, taken from the [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|restaurer}} 'provide meat for', [[Literal translation|literally]] 'restore to a former state'<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.lexico.com/definition/restaurant|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031446/https://www.lexico.com/definition/restaurant|url-status = dead|archive-date = November 12, 2020|title = Restaurant|work = Lexico.com}}</ref> and, being the present participle of the verb,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wordreference.com/conj/FrVerbs.aspx?v=restaurer |title=Conjugaison de restaurer - WordReference.com |website=wordreference.com}}</ref>  the term ''restaurant'' may have been used in 1507 as a "restorative [[beverage]]", and in correspondence in 1521 to mean 'that which restores the strength, a fortifying food or remedy'.<ref>"ce qui répare les forces, aliment ou remède fortifiant" (Marguerite d'Angoulême ds Briçonnet, volume 1, p. 70)</ref>