Etymology of the English word paycheck
the English word
paycheckderived from the English word
checkderived from the Old French word
eschecderived from the Arabic word
shahderived from the Persian word
šahderived from the English word
payderived from the Old French word
paiierderived from the Latin word
pacare (pacify, subdue)
derived from the Latin word
pax (peace; harmony)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-Usage
Word found in Modern English
