Where does “passa” come from?
passa (Catalan) comes from Catalan pas, from Old Occitan pas, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Ancestry of “passa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | pas | step, pace; action; pace, gait, rhythm of walking |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pas | — |
| 3 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 4 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |