Where does “ewage” come from?
ewage (Middle English) comes from Old French ewage, from Latin aquaticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
ewage (Middle English): A precious stone the colour of seawater; The...
Definitions
- A precious stone the colour of seawater; The...
Ancestry of “ewage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ewage | waterway; channel |
| 2 | Latin | aquaticus | water; aquatic; rainy; watery |
| 3 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |