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Where does “pacator” come from?

pacator (Latin) comes from Latin pācō, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

Ancestry of “pacator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpācō—
2Latinpāx—
3Proto-Italicpākspeace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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