Where does “paxis” come from?

paxis (English) comes from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

Ancestry of “paxis”, step by step

paxis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pāx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāxpeace
2Proto-Italicpākspeace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Proto-Austronesian paʀiS

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →