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
- One of the many pieces of paper bound together...
Ancestry of “page”, step by step
page traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | page | page; page, web page; page, page boy |
| 2 | Italian | paggio | page; pageboy |
| 3 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 4 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Middle French page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | page | — |