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
Ancestry of “paver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pavare | to beat down, to smash |
| 2 | Latin | pavio | I beat, strike; I ram; I tread down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
Words derived from “paver”