Where does “はえ” come from?
はえ (Japanese) comes from French payé, 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.
はえ (Japanese): a fly
Definitions
- a fly
Ancestry of “はえ”, step by step
はえ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French payé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | payé | past participle of 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 |
via Japanese 掽える
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 掽える | to stack cleanly |