Synonyms & related words for roughage

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Words related to roughage

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Where does roughage come from?

The word roughage breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: rough, from Old English ruh (“coarse, rough”); and -age, from Latin aticum (“collective mass, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.