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Where does “lamage” come from?

lamage (English) comes from English lamé, from French lamé, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

lamage (English): Something lame or uncool, typically actions

Definitions

  1. Something lame or uncool, typically actions

Ancestry of “lamage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaméA fabric made from gold or silver threads and...
2Frenchlamépast participle of lamer
3French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
4Middle French-é—
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →