Where does “unpayably” come from?
unpayably (English) comes from English unpayable, from English payable, 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.
unpayably (English): In an unpayable way
Definitions
- In an unpayable way
Ancestry of “unpayably”, step by step
unpayably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpayable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpayable | That cannot be paid |
| 2 | English | payable | Due to be paid; Able to be paid; Of a mine etc.:... |
| 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 | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |