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English word origin

Etymology of peace

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace From Middle English pees

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Unnumbered source etymology

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intj

Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent. · Peace out; goodbye.

noun

A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. · A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions. · Death. · Harmony in personal relations.

verb

To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace. · To peace out.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).

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