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Where does “pageant” come from?

Pageant derives from Latin pagina, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-, meaning to fasten or fix.

pageant (English): An elaborate public display, especially a parade...

Definitions

  1. An elaborate public display, especially a parade...

Ancestry of “pageant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpagent—
2Medieval Latinpagina—
3Latinpāgina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pageant”

  • pageantry
  • pageantlike
  • pageantitis
  • pageanter
  • pageant-goer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →