Where does “paver” come from?

paver (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin pavare, from Latin pavio, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paver (Old French): to pave, to cover

Definitions

  1. to pave, to cover

Ancestry of “paver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpavareto beat down, to smash
2LatinpavioI beat, strike; I ram; I tread down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “paver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pavio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pavare →