Etymology of the French word damage
the Old French word
damagederived from the Old French word
damderived from the Latin word
damnum (financial, property, physical loss)
derived from the French word
damerderived from the Old French word
damederived from the Vulgar Latin word
domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
derived from the French word
damerderived from the French word
dameDate
The earliest known usage of damage in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
damageUsage
Word found in Old French
