Siphonage
/ˈsaɪfənɪdʒ/noun
The act or process of drawing off liquid with or as if with a siphon.
Did you know?Siphonage comes from the same Greek root behind “siphon,” a term for a tube or pipe used to draw off fluid, and it entered English through scientific French in the age of mechanics.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
σίφων (síphōn)
“A tube, pipe, or siphon used for drawing off liquid.”
Late Latin
Latin
sīphō
“A pipe or siphon.”
Middle French
French
siphon
“A siphon; a tube for drawing liquid.”
19th Century
English
siphonage
“The action or process of siphoning off liquid.”
Modern English
English
siphonage
“The act or process of drawing off liquid with or as if with a siphon.”