Etymology of the English word paganism
the English word
paganismderived from the Late Latin word
paganus (pagan; countryman, peasant; pagan; of a pagus; rural)
using the New Latin suffix
-anderived from the Latin word
pagus (village; country district, community, canton)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-Derivations in English
neopaganismUsage
Word found in Modern English
