Where does “page” come from?

page (Latin) comes from Latin pagus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

page (Latin): vocative singular of pāgus

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of pāgus

Ancestry of “page”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpagusdistrict, province, region, canton; area outside...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pagus →
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