Etymograph

English

étage

Étage comes from Old French estage ‘house’.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estage‘house’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentétage
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estage‘house’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentétage
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin stāre

stable, stance, superstition, 2 more

through Old French estage ‘house’

stage, 1 more

Today it means

noun Any of the distinctive forms that a cloud takes relating to the altitude of its base, either "low", "middle", or "high", and designated by the respective prefixes strato-, alto-, and cirro-.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French estage / étage

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