Where does “пейза́ж” come from?
пейза́ж (Russian) comes from French paysage, from French pays, from Middle French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos — to attach.
пейза́ж (Russian): landscape
Definitions
- landscape
Ancestry of “пейза́ж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paysage | countryside; landscape |
| 2 | French | pays | land, country, region, nation; country |
| 3 | Middle French | pays | land; country; region |
| 4 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 6 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |