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
- One who is not a payee
Ancestry of “nonpayee”, step by step
nonpayee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English payee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | payee | one to whom money is paid |
| 2 | English | pay | To give money or other compensation to in... |
| 3 | Middle English | payen | pagan |
| 4 | Old French | paiier | to pay |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pāx | peace |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |