Where does “pāgus” come from?

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

pāgus (Latin): district, canton, region

Definitions

  1. district, canton, region

Ancestry of “pāgus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pāgus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →