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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpagepage
2Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
3Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
4Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
5Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “paje”

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