Etymology of the Latin word paganus
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 Latin
paganicus,
paganismus,
semipaganusDerivations in other languages
English
pagan, English
paganism, French
paganiser, Italian
pagano, Portuguese
pagão, Portuguese
paganal, Portuguese
paganista, Romanian
păgân, Spanish
paganoUsage
Word found in Late Latin
