pave

The story

1. Latin · derived frompavīre“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”
2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*pavāre“to beat down, to smash”
3. Old French · derived frompaver“to pave, to cover”
4. English todaypave

From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).