Page
/peɪdʒ/noun
A sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, or document; also a young attendant or messenger.
Did you know?The English word “page” split into two unrelated histories: the book page comes through French from Latin, while the servant page comes from a different medieval source meaning a young attendant.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
paidion
“a child, little boy”
Late Latin
Latin
pagius
“a boy or young servant”
Old French
Old French
page
“a boy servant or attendant”
Middle English
English
page
“a young attendant or messenger”
14th Century
English
page
“a side of a manuscript or book”