Etymology of the English word underpay
the English word
underpayusing the English prefix
under-derived from the English word
underderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*n₀dher-derived 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