Where does “pavator” come from?

pavator (Romanian) comes from Romanian pava, from French paver, from Old French paver, from Vulgar Latin pavare, from Latin pavio, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pavator (Romanian): paver

Definitions

paver

Ancestry of “pavator”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	pava	to pave
2	French	paver	to cobble, to pave with cobblestones or something...
3	Old French	paver	to pave, to cover
4	Vulgar Latin	pavare	to beat down, to smash
5	Latin	pavio	I beat, strike; I ram; I tread down
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pavio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pavare →