Where does “стеллаж” come from?
стеллаж (Russian) comes from German Stellage, from Dutch stellage, from English stallage, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
стеллаж (Russian): shelves, rack
Definitions
- shelves, rack
Ancestry of “стеллаж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stellage | rack, shelf, now mostly a large one in industrial or warehouse contexts |
| 2 | Dutch | stellage | scaffold(ing) |
| 3 | English | stallage | The erection and use of a stall at a fair or... |
| 4 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 5 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 6 | Old French | aage | age |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 8 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 9 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |