Etymology

pact

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Today it means: An agreement; a compact; a covenant. Full definition →

Middle English pact ← Middle French pacte ← Latin pactum
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  1. Latin · derived frompactum“something agreed upon”
  2. Middle French · derived frompacte
  3. Middle English · inherited frompact
  4. English todaypact

From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”).

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