Etymology Explorer
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Where does “-age” come from?
-age (Old Portuguese) comes from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
Ancestry of “-age”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
-age
forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
2
Old Occitan
-atge
suffix used to form masculine nouns
3
Latin
-āticum
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Words derived from “-age”
-agem
Every word from Latin -āticum →
Every word from Old French -age →
Every word from Old Occitan -atge →