Where does “paje” come from?
paje (Old Portuguese) comes 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.
Ancestry of “paje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 2 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |