Where does “payability” come from?
payability (English) comes from English payable, 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.
payability (English): The ability or willingness to pay; profitability
Definitions
- The ability or willingness to pay; profitability
Ancestry of “payability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | payable | Due to be paid; Able to be paid; Of a mine etc.:... |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |