Where does “wattage” come from?

Wattage comes from English watt plus the suffix -age, from Middle English -age, Old French -age, Latin -aticum, Latin -aticus, Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.

wattage (English): An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc

Definitions

  1. An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc

Ancestry of “wattage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ageforming nouns with the sense of collection or...
2Middle English-ageForms nouns indicating a right or relationship;...
3Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
4Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
5Latin-āticum—

Words derived from “wattage”

Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from English -age →