Paginate
/ˈpædʒ.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To number and arrange pages in a book, document, or digital file.
Did you know?Paginate ultimately comes from Latin *pagina*, a “written page” or “column,” a word tied to the idea of a fixed slab or panel—proof that even book layout carries the logic of ancient surfaces and records.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pag-
“to fasten, fix”
Latin
Latin
pagina
“a written page, panel, or column; something fixed in place”
Late Latin
Latin
paginare
“to arrange in pages”
Old French
Old French
pager
“to page, arrange in pages”
Modern English
English
paginate
“to number and arrange pages in sequence”