myEtymology.com: English etymology of ratepayer

Etymology of the English word ratepayer

the English word ratepayer

derived from the English word rate

derived from the Old French word rate

derived from the Medieval Latin word rata

derived from the Latin word pro (in front)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the English word payer

derived from the English word pay

derived from the Old French word paiier

derived from the Latin word pacare (pacify, subdue)

derived from the Latin word pax (peace; harmony)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pag-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)