Where does “pago” come from?

pago (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): pay, payment; estate

Definitions

  1. pay, payment; estate

Ancestry of “pago”, step by step

pago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pagar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpagarto pay; to pay for
2Old Spanishpagar
3Latinpācōto make peaceful, pacify, quiet, soothe; subdue
4Latinpāxpeace
5Proto-Italicpākspeace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Latin pāgus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
2Proto-Italicpāgos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos

Words derived from “pago

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic pāks
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