Where does “пейзаж” come from?
пейзаж (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.
Ancestry of “пейзаж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |