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Where does “underpayer” come from?

underpayer (English) comes from English underpay, 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.

underpayer (English): One who underpays

Definitions

  1. One who underpays

Ancestry of “underpayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderpayTo pay less than the value of their work; to pay...
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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