Where does “antispoilage” come from?
antispoilage (English) comes from English spoilage, from English spoil, from Middle English spoilen, from Old French espuler, from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
antispoilage (English): Countering spoilage
Definitions
- Countering spoilage
Ancestry of “antispoilage”, step by step
antispoilage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spoilage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoilage | The part of something that has spoiled; The... |
| 2 | English | spoil | To strip of their arms or armour; To strip or... |
| 3 | Middle English | spoilen | — |
| 4 | Old French | espuler | — |
| 5 | Latin | spoliare | present active infinitive of spoliō;... |
| 6 | Latin | spolio | I strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,... |
| 7 | Latin | spolium | the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |