'anchorages' originates from Middle English, specifically from the word 'anchorage,' which is derived from 'anchor' plus the suffix '-age,' where 'anchor' meant 'a device for securing a vessel.'

'Anchorage' was formed in Middle English from 'anchor' + '-age,' and the plural 'anchorages' developed as the language evolved to refer to multiple places suitable for anchoring.

Initially, it meant 'the act of anchoring or a place to anchor,' and over time it evolved to specifically mean 'places where ships can anchor safely.'