Where does “paio” come from?
paio (Italian) comes from Italian paia, from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.
paio (Italian): pair; first-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- pair; first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “paio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | paia | plural of paio; first-person second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | paria | nominative neuter plural of pār; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | par | even; equal; like |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per | around; through |
Words derived from “paio”