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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

  1. paid; the place where one was born or grew up

Ancestry of “pago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpagopay, payment; estate
2Spanishpagarto pay; to pay for
3Old Spanishpagar—
4Latinpācō—
5Latinpāx—
6Proto-Italicpākspeace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “pago”

  • paga
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