Where does “unpaidness” come from?
unpaidness (English) comes from English unpaid, from English paid, from English pay, from Middle English payen, from Old French paiier, from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
unpaidness (English): The state or condition of being unpaid
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unpaid
Ancestry of “unpaidness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unpaid | Not paid for; Of work: done without agreed... |
| 2 | English | paid | simple past tense and past participle of pay;... |
| 3 | English | pay | To give money or other compensation to in... |
| 4 | Middle English | payen | pagan |
| 5 | Old French | paiier | to pay |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 7 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pāx | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |