Where does “almenaje” come from?

almenaje (Spanish) comes from Spanish -aje, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

almenaje (Spanish): crenellation pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot

Definitions

  1. crenellation pattern along the top of a parapet through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot

Ancestry of “almenaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ajeForms masculine nouns expressing an action,...
2Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
3Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
4Latin-āticum—
Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from Spanish -aje →