Where does “passà” come from?

passà (Catalan) comes from Catalan pas, from Old Occitan pas, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

passà (Catalan): step, pace

Definitions

  1. step, pace

Ancestry of “passà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpasstep, pace; action; pace, gait, rhythm of walking
2Old Occitanpas
3Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
4LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-
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