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Where does “ager” come from?

Ager comes from Old French -er, from Latin -ārius, from Latin aevum meaning "age" or "lifetime."

ager (English): One who or that which ages something; One who is...

Definitions

  1. One who or that which ages something; One who is...

Ancestry of “ager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishageThe whole duration of a being, whether animal,...
2Middle EnglishageAlternative form of awe; The age of someone ; the...
3Old Frenchaageage
4Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
5Latinaetās—
6Latinaevitās—
7Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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