Where does “ryelage” come from?
ryelage (English) comes from English silage, from English ensilage, from French ensilage, from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn- — in.
ryelage (English): Silage made from rye: rye silage
Definitions
- Silage made from rye: rye silage
Ancestry of “ryelage”, step by step
ryelage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English silage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silage | Fermented green forage fodder stored in a silo;... |
| 2 | English | ensilage | The process of producing silage by the... |
| 3 | French | ensilage | ensilage |
| 4 | French | ensiler | to store in a silo |
| 5 | Spanish | ensilar | to ensile |
| 6 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 7 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English rye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rye | A grain used extensively in Europe for making... |
| 2 | Old English | ryġe | rye |
| 3 | Old English | lēah | meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |