Where does “average” come from?

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

average (Middle French): average

Definitions

  1. average

Ancestry of “average”, 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—
Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from Old Occitan -atge →