Wordiyopag
LatinVariants
pagpagepagen
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin pangere (to fasten, fix, drive in) and pāgina (a column of writing fixed to a surface). Gives us page (a fixed written surface), propaganda (things to be propagated/spread), and propagate (fasten forward, spread). Impinge (strike against) also comes from the 'drive in' sense.
Associated Words
impinge
To have a negative effect on; to encroach upon
GREC2
page
a side of a leaf in a book; to contact someone
NGSL 1kA1
pages
Plural of page; leaves of a book or document
IELTSA1
propaganda
Biased information spread to promote a cause or agenda
IELTSB1
propagate
To spread ideas widely; to reproduce or multiply
IELTSTOEFLGRE
propagation
The spreading of something; reproduction of organisms; movement of a wave
GREB1