Where does “pagà” come from?

pagà (Catalan) comes from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pagà (Catalan): pagan

Definitions

  1. pagan

Ancestry of “pagà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
2Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
3Proto-Italicpāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pagà”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →