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Where does “pager” come from?

Pager is derived from Latin pagina meaning "page," combined with the Latin agent suffix -arius, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

pager (English): A wireless telecommunications device that...

Definitions

  1. A wireless telecommunications device that...

Ancestry of “pager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpageOne of the many pieces of paper bound together...
2Frenchpagepage; page, web page; page, page boy
3Italianpaggiopage; pageboy
4Old Frenchpagepage
5Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
6Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
7Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
8Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pager”

  • radiopager
  • пейджер
  • փեյջեր
  • เพจเจอร์
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