Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “pagato” come from?

pagato (Italian) comes from Italian pagare, from Italian pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

pagato (Italian): past participle of pagare; paid

Definitions

  1. past participle of pagare; paid

Ancestry of “pagato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpagareto pay
2Italianpacareto calm or calm down
3Latinpācāre—
4Latinpāx—
5Proto-Italicpākspeace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “pagato”

  • sottopagato
  • superpagato
  • prepagato
  • impagato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →