Where does “aage” come from?

aage (Middle French) comes from Old French aé, from Latin aetātem, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

aage (Middle French): Alternative form of eage

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eage

Ancestry of “aage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaéage
2Latinaetātem—
3Latinaevitās—
4Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “aage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Italic aiwotāts →
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