Etymology

Paez

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Today it means: A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia. Full definition →

Spanish Páez ← Latin Pelagius
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  1. Latin · derived fromPelagius
  2. Spanish · derived fromPáez
  3. English todayPaez

Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius

Words from the same roots

LatinPelagius all →

Pelagiuspelagian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.