Where does “breakage” come from?
Breakage comes from Middle English breken combined with the Old French suffix -age, which derives from Latin -aticum and -aticus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots bʰreg- and bʰer- with the suffix -eh₂tos.
breakage (English): The act of breaking; Something that has been...
Definitions
- The act of breaking; Something that has been...