pays

French

noun
Definitions
  • land, country, region, nation
  • (politics) country

Etymology

Inherited from Old French païs inherited from Latin pāgēnsis, pāgus (district, village, country, countryside, province) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (attach, fix, fasten, hang).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂ǵ-

Gloss

attach, fix, fasten, hang

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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