Etymology

paginate

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Today it means: To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate. Full definition →

Medieval Latin paginare ← Latin pagina
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  1. Latin · derived frompagina
  2. Medieval Latin · derived frompaginare
  3. English todaypaginate

From Medieval Latin paginare, from Latin pagina.

Words from the same roots

Latinpagina all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.