Where does “persiflage” come from?

persiflage (Dutch) comes from French persiflage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

persiflage (Dutch): Lighthearted caricature or mockery, as in a...

Definitions

Lighthearted caricature or mockery, as in a...

Ancestry of “persiflage”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	persiflage	Ridicule or malicious mockery made under the...
2	French	-age	Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result...
3	Middle French	-age	forms nouns with the sense of "action or result...
4	Old French	-age	forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
5	Old Occitan	-atge	suffix used to form masculine nouns
6	Latin	-āticum	—

Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from French -age →Every word from Old French -age →