Where does “paiier” come from?
paiier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
paiier (Old French): to pay
Definitions
- to pay
Ancestry of “paiier”, step by step
paiier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin pacare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 2 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pāx | peace |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
via Latin pācō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pācō | to make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue |