Etymology of the English word payday
the English word
paydayderived 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-derived from the English word
dayderived from the English word
dagderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*dagazUsage
Word found in Modern English
