Where does “pago” come from?
pago (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pago, from Spanish pagar, from Old Spanish 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.
pago (Portuguese): paid; the place where one was born or grew up
Definitions
- paid; the place where one was born or grew up
Ancestry of “pago”, step by step
pago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pago
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pago | pay, payment; estate |
| 2 | Spanish | pagar | to pay; to pay for |
| 3 | Old Spanish | 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 |