Where does “avereyds” come from?
avereyds (Tagalog) comes from English average, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
avereyds (Tagalog): average
Definitions
- average
Ancestry of “avereyds”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | average | The arithmetic mean; Any measure of central... |
| 2 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |