Where does the name "Paizo" come from?

[TwiceBorn]

It may sound dumb, but I honestly find myself wondering... where did "Paizo" get its name from? It certainly doesn't sound like the name of a person, and it doesn't seem like an abreviation or anagram, either...???

[ericthecleric]

Paizo is Greek for "I win" or "I play", I seem to recall.

[Thanis Kartaleon]

TwiceBorn wrote:

It may sound dumb, but I honestly find myself wondering... where did "Paizo" get its name from?

Ahem... from the Paizo Archives... linky

The Jade wrote:

Got it!

Dictionary.com says:

3 entries found for Paizo.

p·a·i·zo (Obs) Pronunciation Key (p-ah-eez-o)

n.

1. A religion dedicated to nut butters. See Paizoroastrianism
2. Dislocation of the left testicle.
3. Any blow that brings about such a condition.
4. A Swedish fig tart.

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;)

[TwiceBorn]

Thanks, Thanis :-). I was hoping for something a little more... "official," from the powers that be. I noticed that no Paizo staff chimed in on the thread for which you provided a link. Eric the Cleric's suggestion sounds like it might be plausible (thanks)...

Now hoping for a reply/confirmation from Vic, James, Lisa, or Erik...

[drunken_nomad]

Thanis Kartaleon wrote:

The Jade wrote:

Got it!

Dictionary.com says:

3 entries found for Paizo.

p·a·i·zo (Obs) Pronunciation Key (p-ah-eez-o)

n.

1. A religion dedicated to nut butters. See Paizoroastrianism
2. Dislocation of the left testicle.
3. Any blow that brings about such a condition.
4. A Swedish fig tart.

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;)

LOL! When I was reading this...I thought #4 said a Swedish big fart! Man, what the heck am I drinking?

Though, I wonder about the #3 definition...do employees have to endure that to get a job?

[tdewitt274]

I can't seem to find the Dragon/Dungeon that had the editorial that explained it, but this should do...

From GamingReport.com
Johnny Wilson:
Paizo is the Greek verb meaning, "I play, I jest, or I dance."

[TwiceBorn]

tdewitt274 wrote:

I can't seem to find the Dragon/Dungeon that had the editorial that explained it, but this should do...

From GamingReport.com
Johnny Wilson:
Paizo is the Greek verb meaning, "I play, I jest, or I dance."

Cool, thanks very much! Now I can finally overcome my insomnia... hopefully... :-)

[Vic Wertz]

Paizo cofounder Johnny Wilson suggested the name, which is, indeed, from biblical Greek. The original is "paiðzw," which has been transliterated to paizo, meaning:

•to play like a child
•to play, sport, jest
•to give way to hilarity, esp. by joking, singing, dancing

We pronounce it to rhyme with "pie dough."

-Vic.
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[R-type]

drunken_nomad wrote:

LOL! When I was reading this...I thought #4 said a Swedish big fart! Man, what the heck am I drinking?

I thought the same thing and did a double take!

[Valegrim]

hehe and here I thought it was Italian for friend as if your friend in the gaming industry to bring us new topics, ideas and suggestions to enhance our games; silly me.

[Eternity]

Vic Wertz wrote:

Paizo cofounder Johnny Wilson suggested the name, which is, indeed, from biblical Greek. The original is "paiðzw," which has been transliterated to paizo, meaning:

•to play like a child
•to play, sport, jest
•to give way to hilarity, esp. by joking, singing, dancing

We pronounce it to rhyme with "pie dough."

-Vic.
.

Thanks!! I had been curious about this also.

[HELLFINGER]

Vic Wertz wrote:

We pronounce it to rhyme with "pie dough."

-Vic.
.

"pie dough"!?!?.....I'll just keep the "pie zoe"...it seems much better...

[Festivus]

What's the italian word for clown pronounced, "Pie-ought-so"?. I have pronounced Paizo as "Pays-O", but I am certain I have it wrong. What is the correct pronounciation, is it closer to the italian word or am I way off base here?

edit: Doh, read entire thread *bonks own head*

[Yakman]

Festivus wrote:

What's the italian word for clown pronounced, "Pie-ought-so"?. I have pronounced Paizo as "Pays-O", but I am certain I have it wrong. What is the correct pronounciation, is it closer to the italian word or am I way off base here?

edit: Doh, read entire thread *bonks own head*

bumped, just b/c I was wondering this myself.

[BigDTBone]

Decade-old thread necromancy to ask a question that was answered in the thread already. Serious dark magic.

[Chris Lambertz]

Yakman wrote:

Festivus wrote:

What's the italian word for clown pronounced, "Pie-ought-so"?. I have pronounced Paizo as "Pays-O", but I am certain I have it wrong. What is the correct pronounciation, is it closer to the italian word or am I way off base here?

edit: Doh, read entire thread *bonks own head*

bumped, just b/c I was wondering this myself.

Pronounced to rhyme with "pie dough" :)

[Snowblind]

So in other words, I should stop saying Pay-zoe?

Actually, I think I can get away with it. 's an' a'van'age of being 'strayan.

"Ay mayt, whiel Daev puts a couplah shrimp on the barbeh, you wanna take a look at this here RPG book. 's made by a compneh call'd Payzoe".

lets just ignore the fact that my accent is a bastardization of British, American and Australian i.e. not full on bogan

[Ambrosia Slaad]

Heh. If any of you are ever in Naples, FL, there's a pretty good Italian restaurant named Pazzo!. Can you guess the theme of one of their commercials? :)