Etymograph

English

pacific

Pacific comes from Middle French pacifique.

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pacifique1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1822pacific1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pacific
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1822, Walter Scott, Robinson: “The long-continued hostilities which had for centuries divided the…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pacifiqueWiktionary, English pacific
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1822pacificWiktionary, English pacific. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1822, Walter Scott, Robinson: “The long-continued hostilities which had for centuries divided the…”

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Today it means

adj Calm, peaceful.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pacific”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle French pacifique / pacific