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Where does “íosphá” come from?

íosphá (Irish) comes from Irish pá, from Old French paie, 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.

íosphá (Irish): minimum wage

Definitions

  1. minimum wage

Ancestry of “íosphá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpápay, wages
2Old Frenchpaiepayment, recompense
3Old Frenchpaiierto pay
4Medieval Latinpacareto settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of...
5Latinpācāre—
6Latinpāx—
7Proto-Italicpākspeace
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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