Where does “stoppage” come from?
Stoppage comes from English stop, Old French -age, Latin -aticum, Proto-Indo-European stemb-, Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.
stoppage (English): A pause or halt of some activity; Something that...
Definitions
- A pause or halt of some activity; Something that...
Ancestry of “stoppage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 2 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 4 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |