paynim

The story

1. Latin · derived frompaganus“pagan”
2. Late Latin · derived frompaganismus“paganism”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived frompaienime
4. Middle English · inherited frompaynym
5. English todaypaynim

From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.