Etymology of the English word paynim
the English word
paynimderived from the Old French word
paienimederived from the Latin word
paganismus (Pagan World)
derived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
