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Where does “pactus” come from?

pactus (Latin) comes from Latin pangō, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pactus (Latin): fastened, fixed; planted; agreed

Definitions

  1. fastened, fixed; planted; agreed

Ancestry of “pactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpangō—
2Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pactus”

  • pacto
  • Pakt
  • pakt
  • pakt
  • pajt
  • pajtoj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →