Étage etymology

French

French word étage comes from Old French -age, Old French ester (To be. To stay; to remain.)

Etymology of étage

Detailed word origin of étage

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-age Old French (fro) Forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result of'. Forms nouns with the sense of 'state of being'.
ester Old French (fro) To be. To stay; to remain.
étage French (fr) (building) floor, storey. (climatology) zone. (geology) stage, division of a geological period. (oceanography) floor in ocean and sea. (rocketry) stage.

Words with the same origin as étage

Descendants of -age

chantage courage maquillage nuage visage

Descendants of ester

être