Etymology

pac

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Today it means: A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin. Full definition →

Polish Pac ← Slovak Pač ← Spanish Pac
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pac · noun1

Clipping of shoepac.

Pac · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromPac
  2. Slovak · borrowed fromPač
  3. Polish · borrowed fromPac
  4. English todayPac

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav. * Borrowed from Spanish Pac, a topographic surname from pac (“farmstead”). * Guatemalan surname, from a Castilianized form of a local Mayan word meaning "wooden spoon".

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