apay
English
/əˈpeɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) To satisfy, please.
- (obsolete) To repay.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French apaiier (appease) derived from Latin pax (peace).
Origin
Latin
pax
Gloss
peace
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pax English
- *adpācāre Latin
- *appācāre Latin
- pax Latin
- apagable Spanish, Castilian
- apagafuegos Spanish, Castilian
- apagallamas Spanish, Castilian
- apagar Spanish, Castilian
- apagavelas Spanish, Castilian
- apagón Spanish, Castilian
- apaiier Old French
- pes Old French
- paxblað Icelandic
- pasteco Galician
- *pāks Proto-Italic
- paci Sicilian
- peis xno
- pois Bourguignon