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Where does “贌” come from?

贌 (Chinese) comes from Dutch pachten, from Medieval Latin pacto, from Latin pacīscor, from Latin pācō, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

贌 (Chinese): to package; to rent; to lease

Definitions

  1. to package; to rent; to lease

Ancestry of “贌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpachtento lease
2Medieval Latinpactodative masculine singular of pactus; dative...
3Latinpacīscor—
4Latinpācō—
5Latinpāx—
6Proto-Italicpākspeace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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