Etymograph

English

demurrage

Demurrage comes from Old French demorage, from demorer ‘to stay’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mr̥yétor‘to die’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moriōr‘to die’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmorior‘die’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmorior‘to die (off)’
  6. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dēmorōreconstructed
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400demorer‘to stay’
  8. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400demorage
  9. Englishtodaydemurrage

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mr̥yétor‘to die’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moriōr‘to die’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmorior‘die’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēmorior‘to die (off)’
  6. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dēmorōreconstructed
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400demorer‘to stay’
  8. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400demorage
  9. Englishtodaydemurrage

Equivalent to demur ‘delay’ + -age

Latin moror

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Latin dēmorārī

Vulgar Latin dēmorāre

Anglo-Norman demorer

Middle English demuren ‘to delay’

English demur

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’

march, remember, marine, murder, nightmare, mere, maritime, mortality, marsh, mortal, mortar, mare, moor, morbid, mara, muller, mort, morn, ambrosia, marinate, maar, marinara, cormorant, 60 more

through Latin morior ‘die’

mortuary, moribund, 5 more

Today it means

noun the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mer- / demurrage

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