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Where does “pagie” come from?

pagie (Norman) comes from Norman page, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pagie (Norman): pageful

Definitions

  1. pageful

Ancestry of “pagie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanpagepage
2Old Frenchpagepage
3Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
4Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
5Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
6Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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