Where does “país” come from?
país (Spanish) comes from French pays, from Middle French pays, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
país (Spanish): country; country, land
Ancestry of “país”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pays | land, country, region, nation; country |
| 2 | Middle French | pays | land; country; region |
| 3 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 5 | Latin | pāgus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
Words derived from “país”