allumage etymology

French word allumage comes from French allumer, French -age

Detailed word origin of allumage

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
allumer French (fra) To arouse, to turn on. To light, to set alight. To turn on (e.g. a light).
-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".
allumage French (fra) Lighting. Switching on, turning on.

Words with the same origin as allumage

Descendants of allumer
allumette allumeur
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