Where does “paye” come from?
paye (French) comes from French payer, from Middle French payer, from Old French paiier, from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
paye (French): past participle of payer
Ancestry of “paye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | payer | to pay; pay for; to pay off |
| 2 | Middle French | payer | to pay |
| 3 | Old French | paiier | to pay |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 5 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pāx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
Words derived from “paye”