Where does “takelage” come from?
takelage (Dutch) comes from Dutch -age, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
takelage (Dutch): The rigging of a ship, the equipment encompassing...
Definitions
- The rigging of a ship, the equipment encompassing...
Ancestry of “takelage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -age | Creates nouns from verbs and from other nouns. It... |
| 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 | — |