Etymology

ager

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Today it means: One who or that which ages something. Full definition →

English age ← Middle English age ← Old French eage
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂oywom
  4. Proto-Italic*aiwom
  5. Proto-Italic*aiwotāts
  6. Latinaetātem
  7. Vulgar Latin*aetāticum
  8. Old Frencheage
  9. Middle Englishage
  10. Englishage
  11. English todayager

From age + -er.

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