Where does “seepage” come from?
I need to analyze this etymology chain carefully. The chain given is: English seep | English sipe | Old French -age | Latin -aticum | Proto-Indo-European seyb- | Latin -icus | Proto-Indo-European -kos | Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos However, this chain seems problematic. "Seepage" is formed from "seep" + "-age" suffix. The chain appears to mix the etymology of "seep" with the etymology of the "-age" suffix, which are separate elements. Let me work with what's most reliable: "seepage" = "seep" + "-age" The "-age" suffix comes from Old French -age, from Latin -aticum (from -atus + -icum). The verb "seep" likely comes from Middle English sepen, possibly related to Old English sīpan or similar roots
seepage (English): The process by which a liquid leaks through a...
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Ancestry of “seepage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seep | To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other... |
| 2 | English | sipe | Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and... |
| 3 | Middle English | sipen | To seep, to ooze or pass slowly through pores or... |
| 4 | Old English | sipian | to seep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |