Etymology of the English word age
the English word
agederived from the Old French word
agederived from the Vulgar Latin word
aetaticumderived from the Classical Latin word
aetas (lifetime, age, generation)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aiw-derived from the Old French word
aagederived from the Vulgar Latin word
aetaticumderived from the Classical Latin word
aetas (lifetime, age, generation)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aiw-derived from the Latin word
aetatioDate
The earliest known usage of age in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
ageless,
agelong,
agemate,
overage,
underage,
antiaging,
aged,
agist,
agingCognates
French
âge, French
-age, Italian
aggio, Provençal
atgeUsage
Word found in Modern English
