Where does “unpaywall” come from?
unpaywall (English) comes from English paywall, 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.
unpaywall (English): To remove a paywall from
Definitions
- To remove a paywall from
Ancestry of “unpaywall”, step by step
unpaywall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paywall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paywall | A feature of a website, application or service... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |