Where does “pajo” come from?
pajo (Ido) 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.
pajo (Ido): page servant
Definitions
- page servant
Ancestry of “pajo”, step by step
pajo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | page | One of the many pieces of paper bound together... |
| 2 | French | page | page; page, web page; page, page boy |
| 3 | Italian | paggio | page; pageboy |
| 4 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 5 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Spanish paje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | paje | page, pageboy; cabin boy |
via German Page
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Page | page boy, page |