Where does “payi” come from?
payi (Norman) comes from Old French paier, from Latin pacare, from Latin paco, from Latin pax, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
payi (Norman): to pay
Definitions
- to pay
Ancestry of “payi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | paier | Alternative form of paiier |
| 2 | Latin | pacare | present active infinitive of pācō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | paco | I make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue; I... |
| 4 | Latin | pax | peace; rest, quiet, ease; grace |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |