Where does “paginate” come from?

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

paginate (English): To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate

Definitions

  1. To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate

Ancestry of “paginate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpaginare—
2Latinpāginaa written page, leaf, sheet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “paginate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pāgina →Every word from Medieval Latin paginare →