Etymology of the English word peace
the English word
peacederived from the Latin word
pes (foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-derived from the Old French word
paisderived from the Latin word
pax (peace; harmony)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Late Latin word
pagensis (inhabitants of a district; country-folk, peasants)
derived from the Latin word
pagus (village; country district, community, canton)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-Derivations in English
peacekeeper,
peacekeeping,
peacetime,
peacenik,
peacemaker,
peacefulCognates
French
paix, Italian
pace, Latin
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Word found in Modern English
