Where does “paghetta” come from?

paghetta (Italian) comes from Italian paga, 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.

paghetta (Italian): pocket money

Definitions

  1. pocket money

Ancestry of “paghetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpagapay; wages; reward, recompense
2Italianpagareto pay
3Italianpacareto calm or calm down
4Latinpācāre—
5Latinpāxpeace
6Proto-Italicpākspeace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →
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