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Where does “peis” come from?

peis (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

peis (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “peis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpaïsAlternative form of pais; country
2Medieval Latinpagensis—
3Latinpāgus—
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “peis”

  • peace
  • peacetime
  • Greenpeace
  • peacemaking
  • peacebuilding
  • peacemaker
  • peacekeeper
  • peacenik
  • peaceability
  • peaceless
  • dispeace
  • unpeace
  • peacework
  • peacebuilder
  • makepeace
  • peacelessness
  • antipeace
  • peacebreaker
  • peacemongering
  • peacebreaking
  • peacemonger
  • peacify
  • Greenpeacer
  • peacen
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