Where does “antishrinkage” come from?
antishrinkage (English) comes from English shrinkage, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
antishrinkage (English): antishrink
Definitions
- antishrink
Ancestry of “antishrinkage”, step by step
antishrinkage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shrinkage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shrinkage | The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which... |
| 2 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 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 | — |