Where does “page” come from?

page (Old French) comes 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.

page (Old French): page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material

Definitions

  1. page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material

Ancestry of “page”, step by step

page traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin pagius

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

via Latin pāgina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāginaa written page, leaf, sheet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “page”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits →