{"era":"current","word":"paycheck","meaning":"payment for work, especially a check or wage payment","children":[{"era":"current","word":"pay","meaning":"to give money in return for work, goods, or services","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"paier","meaning":"to pacify; satisfy by payment","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"pacare","meaning":"to pacify, appease","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Anglo-French"}],"language":"Modern English"},{"era":"current","word":"check","meaning":"a written order or instrument for payment","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"cheque","meaning":"a control mark; later a written order for money","children":[{"era":"1100s","word":"eschec","meaning":"a check, stop, or countermark","children":[],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}],"language":"Modern English"}