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Where does “pagano” come from?

pagano (Italian) comes from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pagano (Italian): pagan, heathen; hedonistic, Epicurean;...

Definitions

  1. pagan, heathen; hedonistic, Epicurean;...

Ancestry of “pagano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāgānus—
2Latinpāgus—
3Proto-Italicpāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pagano”

  • paganamente
  • paganizzare
  • paganizzazione
  • neopaganesimo
  • paganesimo
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