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Where does “paienime” come from?

paienime (Old French) comes from Latin pāgānismus, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “paienime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāgānismus—
2Latinpāgānus—
3Latinpāgus—
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “paienime”

  • paynim
  • paynym
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →