Where does “pay” come from?

pay (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pay (Old Portuguese): papa, dad, father

Definitions

  1. papa, dad, father

Ancestry of “pay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepadrefather
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →