| 【wage】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the French word(s) "wage," "gage," "wagier," "gagier," and "gager." It carries the basic meaning of "wage." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "wage"]
engage ****[1650] to hire (someone) to perform a particular service ; to pay for (help, services, etc.)
engagement ***[3017] An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
wage ****[2311] Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do.
[WORD ROOT]root wage
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] gage, wage
[ETYMOLOGY]root (French) wage, gage, wagier, gagier, gager
[MEANING]root wage
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 wage [from Old French gage] 《Old North French》 a stake, pledge, pay, reward
- 【French】 gage [from Middle Latin wadium, from Frankish *wadja-] pledge, a stake
- 【French】 wagier [from Old French gagier] 《Old Norman French》 to pledge
- 【French】 gagier [from wage] 《Old French》 to pledge, guarantee, promise; bet, wager, pay
- 【French】 gager
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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engage ★★★★[1650] verb from engage 〈 wage
【DEFINITION】 ① to hire (someone) to perform a particular service ; to pay for (help, services, etc.)
② to get and keep (someone's attention, interest, etc.)
③ to start fighting against (an opponent) (formal) opposite DISENGAGE
【Declension/Conjugation】 engaged, engaged, engaging, engages
【ANTONYM】 disengage
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into, upon ⑵ gage(wage); wage
【Etymology】 《French wage》 [from Old French gage] 《Old North French》 a stake, pledge, pay, reward
【First Known Meaning】 to pledge
【DERIVATIVEs】 engagement, engager, engage
engagement ★★★[3017] noun from engage 〈 wage
【DEFINITION】 An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
【pl.】 engagements
【COMPOSITION】 engage + ment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into, upon ⑵ gage(wage); wage ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French wage》 [from Old French gage] 《Old North French》 a stake, pledge, pay, reward
【First Known Meaning】 formal promise
【DERIVATIVEs】 engagement, engager, engage
wage ★★★★[2311] noun from wage
【DEFINITION】 Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do.
【pl.】 wages
【ROOTs】 wage; wage
【Etymology】 《French wage》 [from Old French gage] 《Old North French》 a stake, pledge, pay, reward
【First Known Meaning】 a payment for services rendered, reward, just deserts
【DERIVATIVEs】 wageless, wagelessness, wage
Other words containing "wage"; wageless, wagelessness, wages
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
vov-, vot-
volve
vol
voc
viv-, vive
vir
viol
vince, vict-
vide-, vis
via
