Where does “pāgus” come from?
pāgus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
Ancestry of “pāgus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |