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Where does “nonpayee” come from?

nonpayee (English) comes from English payee, from English pay, from Middle English payen, from Old French paiier, from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

nonpayee (English): One who is not a payee

Definitions

  1. One who is not a payee

Ancestry of “nonpayee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpayeeone to whom money is paid
2EnglishpayTo give money or other compensation to in...
3Middle Englishpayenpagan
4Old Frenchpaiierto pay
5Medieval Latinpacareto settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of...
6Latinpācāre—
7Latinpāx—
8Proto-Italicpākspeace
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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