Where does “Stellage” come from?
Stellage (German) comes from Dutch stellage, from English stallage, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Stellage (German): rack, shelf, now mostly a large one in industrial or warehouse contexts
Definitions
- rack, shelf, now mostly a large one in industrial or warehouse contexts
Ancestry of “Stellage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stellage | scaffold(ing) |
| 2 | English | stallage | The erection and use of a stall at a fair or... |
| 3 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 4 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 5 | Old French | aage | age |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 7 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 8 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |