Where does “mini-page” come from?
mini-page (English) comes from English page, from French page, from Italian paggio, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.
mini-page (English): An advertisement taking up most of a page, with the remaining border containing editorial material
Definitions
- An advertisement taking up most of a page, with the remaining border containing editorial material
Ancestry of “mini-page”, step by step
mini-page traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | page | One of the many pieces of paper bound together... |
| 2 | French | page | page; page, web page; page, page boy |
| 3 | Italian | paggio | page; pageboy |
| 4 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 5 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |