Where does “pagante” come from?

pagante (Portuguese) comes 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.

pagante (Portuguese): payer one who pays

Definitions

  1. payer one who pays

Ancestry of “pagante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagarto pay
2Old Portuguesepagar—
3Latinpācōto make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue
4Latinpāxpeace
5Proto-Italicpākspeace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →
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