English
paganize
From pagan + -ize.
A compound of pagan + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to fasten, fix’
Latin pāgus ‘area outside of a city, countryside’
Latin pāgānus ‘rural, rustic’
Middle English pagan
English pagan
Today it means
verb To convert (someone) to paganism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / paganize