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

pactus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pangō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in
2Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Latin pactum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpactumagreement, bargain; pact
2Latinpaciscipresent active infinitive of pacīscor; to make an...

Words derived from “pactus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pangō →Every word from Latin pangō →
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