Where does “wastage” come from?
Wastage comes from English waste, Middle English wasten, Old French -age, Latin -aticum, Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.
wastage (English): The amount or proportion of something that is...
Definitions
- The amount or proportion of something that is...
Ancestry of “wastage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 3 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -āticum | — |