verb/paˈɡaɾ/
to pay; to be worthwhile, to have a pay off
Synonyms: comprar, valer la pena
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pācō Old Spanish pagar Spanish pagar Inherited from Old Spanish pagar, from Latin pācāre (“to pacify”), from pāx (“peace”, whence paz) + -āre (denominative verbal suffix)