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Where does “pax” come from?

pax (Swedish) comes from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

pax (Swedish): dibs ; used as a noun with the verbs "få" “get,...

Definitions

  1. dibs ; used as a noun with the verbs "få" “get,...

Ancestry of “pax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāx—
2Proto-Italicpākspeace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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