Cellarage
/ˈsɛlərɪdʒ/noun
A fee charged for storing goods in a cellar or warehouse, or the use of cellar space for storage.
Did you know?Its root is connected with Latin words for hidden or enclosed spaces, which also helped produce English terms such as “conceal” and “occult.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“To cover, conceal, or hide; a reconstructed root associated with enclosed spaces.”
Classical Latin
Latin
cella
“A small room, chamber, storeroom, or enclosed space.”
Classical Latin
Latin
cellarium
“A storeroom or provision room, especially a place for food and wine.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
cellarīum
“A cellar or storage room, developing from the Latin term for a storeroom.”
Middle English
Anglo-Norman/French
celer or cellar
“An underground storage room or vaulted room, borrowed into English from French forms of Latin cellarium.”
Late Middle English
English
cellarage
“A charge for storing goods in a cellar or for the use of cellar space.”
Modern English
English
cellarage
“The fee or arrangement associated with cellar storage, especially in commercial or historical usage.”