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
- One who underpays
Ancestry of “underpayer”, step by step
underpayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underpay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underpay | To pay less than the value of their work; to pay... |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |