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 EnglishpagentA mystery play
2Medieval Latinpagina—
3Latinpāginaa written page, leaf, sheet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pageant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →