Where does “bunkerage” come from?
bunkerage (English) comes from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
bunkerage (English): The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
Definitions
- The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal)
Ancestry of “bunkerage”, step by step
bunkerage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via English Bunker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bunker | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks |
| 2 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 3 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 4 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 5 | English | Buncombe County | — |