Where does “pays” come from?

pays (French) comes from Middle French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pays (French): land, country, region, nation; country

Definitions

  1. land, country, region, nation; country

Ancestry of “pays”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpaysland; country; region
2Old FrenchpaïsAlternative form of pais; country
3Medieval Latinpagensis—
4Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
5Proto-Italicpāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pays”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →