Where does “megawattage” come from?
megawattage (English) comes from English wattage, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
megawattage (English): An amount of power expressed in megawatts
Definitions
- An amount of power expressed in megawatts
Ancestry of “megawattage”, step by step
megawattage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wattage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wattage | An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc |
| 2 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |