Where does “jauge” come from?
jauge (French) comes from Middle French jauge, from Old French jauge, from Vulgar Latin gallicus, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
jauge (French): a gauge; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- a gauge; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “jauge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | jauge | — |
| 2 | Old French | jauge | gauging rod |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | gallicus | French; Gallic , Gaulish |
| 4 | Latin | Gallia | Gaul, modern-day France; France |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |