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Where does “pagar mico” come from?

pagar mico (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.

pagar mico (Portuguese): to make an exhibition of oneself

Definitions

  1. to make an exhibition of oneself

Ancestry of “pagar mico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagarto pay; to do , especially as punishment; to...
2Old Portuguesepagar—
3Latinpācō—
4Latinpāx—
5Proto-Italicpākspeace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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