Where does “leakage” come from?
Leakage derives from Middle English -age added to Middle Dutch leken, itself from Latin -aticum suffixed to a root ultimately descended from Proto-Indo-European leg-.
leakage (English): an act of leaking, or something that leaks; the...
Definitions
- an act of leaking, or something that leaks; the...
Ancestry of “leakage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | leak | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits... |
| 2 | Middle English | leken | to let water in or out |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lēken | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lekan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *lekan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lekaną | To leak; seep; drip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |
Words derived from “leakage”