Where does “téléphérique” come from?
téléphérique (French) comes from French téléphérage, from English telpherage, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
téléphérique (French): aerial tramway, cable car
Definitions
- aerial tramway, cable car
Ancestry of “téléphérique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | téléphérage | telepherage |
| 2 | English | telpherage | An automated transportation system powered by... |
| 3 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |