Wastage
/ˈweɪstɪdʒ/noun
The amount of something lost, unused, or wasted.
Did you know?Wastage is a later noun built from *waste*, whose history runs back to Latin *vastare* — “to lay waste, devastate” — the same root family behind words for ruin and desolation.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vastare
“to lay waste, devastate”
Old French
Old French
wast
“waste, barren land; devastation”
Middle English
English
waste
“desolate, ruined, or unused condition”
17th Century
English
wastage
“the act or result of wasting; loss or waste”
Modern English
English
wastage
“the amount wasted or lost”