Where does “apajear” come from?
apajear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pajem, from Old Portuguese paje, 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 — few, little; smallness.
apajear (Portuguese): to accompany as a page
Definitions
- to accompany as a page
Ancestry of “apajear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pajem | page |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | paje | — |
| 3 | Old French | page | page one face of a sheet of paper or similar material |
| 4 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |