Where does “pafin” come from?
pafin (Welsh) comes from English paving, from English pave, from Old French paver, from Vulgar Latin pavare, from Latin pavio, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pafin (Welsh): pavement, sidewalk
Definitions
- pavement, sidewalk
Ancestry of “pafin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paving | present participle of pave; The hard durable... |
| 2 | English | pave | To cover something with paving slabs; To cover... |
| 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 |