Where does “wheatlage” come from?
wheatlage (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.
wheatlage (English): Silage made from wheat: wheat silage
Definitions
- Silage made from wheat: wheat silage
Ancestry of “wheatlage”, step by step
wheatlage 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 wheat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheat | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |