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 to claim a stake to something; used as a noun with the verbs

Definitions

  1. dibs to claim a stake to something; used as a noun with the verbs

Ancestry of “pax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāxpeace
2Proto-Italicpākspeace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pāks →