Etymology of the English word peacenik
the English word
peacenikusing the English suffix
-nikderived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
