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Where does the word "pacify" come from? It comes from Latin pax, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "pacify" come from? It comes from Latin pax, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Pacify’s story begins in Latin: pax meant “peace.” Peace, combined with facere (to make). It reached English by 1400s as pacify. Settled as the English word for calming someone or ending a conflict. Today, pacify means to calm someone's anger or distress, or to bring an end to conflict.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient pax "peace", peace, combined with facere (to make).
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s pacify "to calm someone down, or to end a conflict", settled as the English word for calming someone or ending a conflict.