Where does “pagão” come from?

pagão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pagão, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pagão (Portuguese): pagan; heathenish; pagan; heathen; neopagan

Definitions

  1. pagan; heathenish; pagan; heathen; neopagan

Ancestry of “pagão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepagão—
2Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →