Where does “sous-page” come from?
sous-page (French) comes from English subpage, 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.
sous-page (French): subpage
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sous-page”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subpage | A web page that is subordinate to another |
| 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 |