Where does “-age” come from?

-age (Middle English) comes from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

-age (Middle English): Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;...

Ancestry of “-age”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
2Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
3Latin-āticum—

Words derived from “-age”

Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from Old Occitan -atge →
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