Where does “pp” come from?
pp (English) comes from English p, 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 — few, little; smallness.
pp (English): plural of p; abbreviation of pages; Initialism of...
Definitions
- plural of p; abbreviation of pages; Initialism of...
Ancestry of “pp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | p | The ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | page | One of the many pieces of paper bound together... |
| 3 | French | page | page; page, web page; page, page boy |
| 4 | Italian | paggio | page; pageboy |
| 5 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 6 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |