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Where does “pagensis” come from?

pagensis (Late Latin) comes from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pagensis (Late Latin): inhabitant of a district; peasant, countryfolk

Definitions

  1. inhabitant of a district; peasant, countryfolk

Ancestry of “pagensis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pagensis”

  • peasant
  • peasantry
  • paisano
  • malpais
  • peasantlike
  • nonpeasant
  • peasantist
  • peasanty
  • peasantness
  • peasantly
  • technopeasant
  • technopeasantry
  • paisanaje
  • paisucho
  • apaisado
  • malpaís
  • paisanito
  • paisa
  • paisano
  • país
  • paesaggistica
  • spaesato
  • paesaggio
  • paesucolo
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