Where does “pagina” come from?

pagina (English) comes from Latin pāgina, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pagina (English): The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus

Definitions

  1. The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus

Ancestry of “pagina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāginaa written page, leaf, sheet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pāgina →
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