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Where does “page” come from?

Page comes from Latin pagina, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-, a root meaning to fasten or fix.

page (English): One of the many pieces of paper bound together...

Definitions

  1. One of the many pieces of paper bound together...

Ancestry of “page”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpagepage; page, web page; page, page boy
2Italianpaggiopage; pageboy
3Old Frenchpagepage
4Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
5Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
6Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
7Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “page”

  • p
  • pp
  • pager
  • multipage
  • pageboy
  • subpage
  • pageview
  • manpage
  • codepage
  • pagehood
  • interpage
  • pageful
  • pageable
  • overpage
  • pagewise
  • pagelike
  • pagewide
  • midpage
  • pageless
  • radiopager
  • landing page
  • ppbar
  • ps
  • p-word
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →