pagar
/paˈɡaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to pay
💵 From Latin pacare, to pacify: you pay to make peace with a creditor
Pagar comes from Latin pacare (to pacify), from pax, peace. English pay has the same root via French payer. Settling a debt calms the person you owe, so pagar = pay. Sound hook: pagar starts like pay with a hard g added.