Where does “pagewise” come from?

pagewise (English) comes from English page, from French page, from Italian paggio, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.

pagewise (English): In terms of pages; one page at a time

Definitions

  1. In terms of pages; one page at a time

Ancestry of “pagewise”, step by step

pagewise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English page

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpageOne of the many pieces of paper bound together...
2Frenchpagepage; page, web page; page, page boy
3Italianpaggiopage; pageboy
4Old Frenchpagepage one face of a sheet of paper or similar material
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

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂widsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits
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