-age etymology

French word -age comes from Middle French -age

Detailed word origin of -age

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-age Middle French (frm) Forms nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X". Forms nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".
-age French (fra) (rare) Forming collective nouns.. Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X".. Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".

Words with the same origin as -age

Descendants of -age
atterrissage barrage braquage cambriolage chantage courage garage héritage maquillage mariage massage nettoyage nuage orage otage partage passage sauver sauvetage tatouage tournage usage voisinage âge équipage