Etymology

-pagus

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Ancient Greek πάγος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπάγος“fixed, set”
  2. English today-pagus

From Ancient Greek πάγος (págos, “fixed, set”), from πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “fasten, fix, set”).

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