Where does “peyè” come from?
peyè (Haitian Creole) comes from French payeur, 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 — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
peyè (Haitian Creole): payer one who pays
Definitions
- payer one who pays
Ancestry of “peyè”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | payeur | payer |
| 2 | French | payer | to pay; pay for; to pay off |
| 3 | Middle French | payer | to pay |
| 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 |