Where does “drainage” come from?
Drainage comes from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -aticum, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.
drainage (English): A natural or artificial removal of fluid from a...
Definitions
- A natural or artificial removal of fluid from a...
Ancestry of “drainage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drain | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dreinen | — |
| 3 | Old English | drēahnian | to drain, strain, filter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drauhnōną | to strain, sieve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |