Etymology of the French word pacte
the French word
pactederived from the Latin word
pactum (bargain, agreement; manner)
derived from the Latin word
pacisci (make a bargain or agreement; agree, enter into a marriage contract)
Date
The earliest known usage of pacte in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
pactiserDerivations in other languages
Romanian
pactCognates
Catalan
pacte, English
pact, German
Pakt, Italian
patto, Lithuanian
paktas, Polish
pakt, Russian
пaкт, Spanish
pacto
