Where does “impagável” come from?
impagável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pagável, from Portuguese pagar, from Old Portuguese pagar, from Latin pācō, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
impagável (Portuguese): priceless (all senses)
Definitions
- priceless (all senses)
Ancestry of “impagável”, step by step
impagável traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese pagável
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pagável | payable |
| 2 | Portuguese | pagar | to pay |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pagar | — |
| 4 | Latin | pācō | to make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue |
| 5 | Latin | pāx | peace |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |