Where does “paci” come from?
paci (Italian) comes from Sicilian paci, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
paci (Italian): plural of pace
Ancestry of “paci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | paci | peace |
| 2 | Latin | pāx | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |