Where does “linkage” come from?

Linkage derives from English link plus the suffix -age, which comes from Old French -age, from Latin -aticum, itself built on Latin -aticus, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and -eh₂tos.

linkage (English): A mechanical device that connects things; A...

Definitions

  1. A mechanical device that connects things; A...

Ancestry of “linkage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “linkage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →