Where does “drayage” come from?
drayage (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.
drayage (English): Transportation by dray; The transport of goods...
Definitions
- Transportation by dray; The transport of goods...
Ancestry of “drayage”, step by step
drayage traces back through 3 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 dray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dray | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and... |
| 2 | Middle English | draye | — |
| 3 | Old English | dræġe | dragnet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
via English cart]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cart]] | — |